Where Does the Name Juneteenth Come from?
First Things First: Juneteenth Gets Its Name from Combining "June" and "Nineteenth," the Day That Granger Arrived in Galveston, Bearing a Message of Freedom...
First things first: Juneteenth gets its name from combining "June" and "nineteenth," the day that Granger arrived in Galveston, bearing a message of freedom for the slaves there.
Why is it called Juneteenth?
Juneteenth honors the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. The name “Juneteenth” is a blend of two words: “June” and “nineteenth.” It's believed to be the oldest African-American holiday, with annual celebrations on June 19th in different parts of the country dating back to 1866.
Who started calling it Juneteenth?
Blacks began using the word Juneteenth early in the 1890s for Jubilee Day. A Texas periodical The Current Issue used the word as early as 1909, and that year a book on San Antonio, Texas remarked with condescension on "June 'teenth".
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