(CNN)Juneteenth is the oldest known American festival to celebrate the end of slavery. African-Americans and others celebrate their anniversaries with parties, picnics, and family and friends gatherings, such asJuly 4,.
This is a numerical representation of Juneteenth, also known as Liberation Day, Freedom Day, and Jubilee Day.
46,273,733-Black or African American (only one race) or in combination) According to the latest Census Bureau estimates, in the United States in 2020.
500,000-{Estimated number of free African Americans in the United States in 1860. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, about half were in the north and half in the south.
150- The world's oldest celebration of June 16th, first held at the Liberation Park in Houston in 1872.
"Every year, we need to remind people across generations that this event triggers a series of events, defining the challenges and responsibilities of the next generation one by one. , I need this holiday. "-Bill sponsor Al Edwards (D-Texas).
42-January 1, 1980, a few years after Juneteenth became a Texas holiday. It has been informally celebrated there since 1865.
15-States where it was legal to enslave people before the civil war: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.