What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth a holiday celebrated on the 19th of June 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, slaves were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.This resource includes: ✏Read and respond passages to build knowledge ✏ Informational Writing Pages ✏Graphic Organizer ✏ A Coloring Sheet ✏Create a Juneteenth Magazine Cover ✏ Qui