Juneteenth is an annual celebration of the anniversary of when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 and the Emancipation Proclamation was made known to enslaved people there. Also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, Juneteenth is a day to commemorate and celebrate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. In 2021, Juneteenth became a federal holiday.