Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas and other confederate states on June 19, 1865. On that day, 250,000 enslaved African Americans were given their freedom. This came two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth a significant holiday in the late 1970s and a state holiday in 1980 — it is now considered to be the longest-running African American holiday.

Buda Juneteenth Celebration 

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