Jun 19 2021

Juneteenth

June 19, 2021

12:00 AM - 11:50 PM

Address

Chicago, IL 60612

Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth)[2] – also known as Freedom Day,[3] Jubilee Day,[4] Liberation Day,[5] and Emancipation Day[6] – is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States.

Find out more about Juneteenth and its historical legacy at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Contact

College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Date posted

May 18, 2021

Date updated

May 18, 2021