Juneteenth represents the long-delayed freedom of enslaved Black people in the United States. But Juneteenth isn’t just a day to celebrate. For me, it’s a marker—a moment to remember what came right after emancipation.

Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they worry about Trump’s anti-DEI measures.

Thursday is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom two years after the emancipation proclamation. CBS News New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday has gained broader recognition since becoming a federal holiday in 2021 under President Joe Biden,

Also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth falls annually on June 19, the date in 1865 when Union troops brought the news to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that they had been freed.

Many events were held across the region Thursday in honor of Juneteenth, which commemorates the day Union soldiers announced to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, they were free.