Juneteenth

What is Juneteenth?

Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed.

Learn more about the holiday and how it's celebrated.

Read Governor Cooper's proclamation proclaiming "Juneteenth Day" in North Carolina.

Events & Programs

Find a Juneteenth event or program near you.

Resources

Explore our African American history and cultural resources.

African American History

Telling the African American Story Through Historic Places

Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum

Sedalia, N.C.

Step back in time on the campus of the Palmer Memorial Institute, a pioneering experiment in African American education.

Historic Edenton

Edenton, N.C.

Walk in the footsteps of an enslaved woman and abolitionist Harriet Jacobs and explore the town where she hid after her escape.

Historic Stagville

Durham, N.C.

Historic Stagville is a state historic site that includes the remnants of one of the largest plantations in North Carolina.

Somerset Place

Creswell, N.C.

Somerset Place offers a comprehensive and realistic view of 19th-century life on a large North Carolina plantation.

N.C. State Parks

Join us for a StoryWalk!

Come walk the short 1/2 mile Inspiration Trail and read a story about the Juneteenth American holiday that celebrates freedom.

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