Q. What does “Juneteenth” denote?
Answer: Emancipation of African-Americans slavery
Notes: Juneteenth (June 19th) is also called as Freedom Day / Liberation Day/ Emancipation Day, which denotes the emancipation of African-Americans who had been enslaved in the United States. Recently, the USA has declared this day as holiday, to commemorate the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865 on which a general order was announced by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas.
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