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What Is Juneteenth, And Why Is It Important?

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Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States (Credit: Defense.gov/ Public Domain)

Juneteenth is a blend of the words June and nineteenth. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On this day in 1865, America's last enslaved people — a group in Texas — learned they were free.