Juneteenth on Pitara Kids Networkhttps://www.pitara.com/tags/juneteenth/Recent content in Juneteenth on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530Juneteenth: Celebrating End of Slavery in the United States of Americahttps://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/what-is-juneteenth/Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/what-is-juneteenth/<blockquote> <p><strong>June</strong> + nine<strong>teenth</strong> =&gt; <strong>Juneteenth</strong><br> A holiday to celebrate the end of slavery and the freeing of slaves. Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Juneteenth (19th of June, 1865)</strong> is one of the most important days celebrated by the African American community in the United States of America. For it was on this day, 19th of June in the year 1865 that a majority of slaves were informed that they were free. However, they were informed two years after slavery was made illegal in the US.</p>