yes, commemorating when enslaved people of ... i want to say Galveston found out that the civil war had ended and they were now emancipated. significantly after the end of the civil war.

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@dirge Thank you
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
Sounds made up.
DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
Yes it’s the most important
It is a holiday of appeasement.
Idk.
NinaTina · 26-30, F
June·teenth
/ˌjo͞onˈtēnTH/
noun
a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation
/ˌjo͞onˈtēnTH/
noun
a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation
DDonde · 31-35, M
Yes
empanadas · 31-35, M
Are you really from west Africa?