Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19th. It commemorates the day of June 19, 1865, when a Union General informed the residents of Galveston, Texas that all the slaves in their community had been freed two and half years earlier in accordance with President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation which took effect January 1, 1863.
St. Lucie County, the City of Fort Pierce and The Roundtable of St. Lucie County are collaborating to host the 22nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom on June 13-19.
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