21-Day Anti-Racism Challenge

Learn more about the proclamation that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

This fact sheet created by the Congressional Research Service contains figures dating back to the start of Juneteenth as a recognized holiday.

Scholars discuss an unedited history of Juneteenth, challenging the school curriculum that glosses over true events.

The New York times breaks down the history and celebration of Juneteenth.

Explore this interactive online exhibit that dives into Juneteenth as an experience for those in the past, present, and future.

Explore an online version of the National Museum of African American History & Culture's "Slavery and Freedom" exhibition.

This video anthology introduces the holiday, and gives practical tips on celebrating respectfully.

Join us as Founding Director Lonnie Bunch III leads us on a tour through our Slavery and Freedom exhibition to celebrate #Juneteenth! Director Bunch highlights stories behind some of our most popular objects, including Nat Turner's bible, freedom papers of free African Americans and a Sibley tent that housed African Americans who ran away from Southern plantations in search of freedom with the Union army.

A black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals a resilient hope that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust society.

Get to know the history of Juneteenth, a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War.