The League of Women Voters recognizes Juneteenth as the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday is celebrated on June 19th (thus the name, Juneteenth) because, on that date in 1865, Union soldiers announced to enslaved persons in Texas that the US Civil War had ended and that they had been freed from bondage by the Emancipation Proclamation (two years prior in 1863).
Juneteenth is a communal celebration and Delaware County will hold a celebration on Monday, June 19 from 4 to 7 PM at Rose Tree Park. For more information click READ MORE.