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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, yet freedom truly arrived for many enslaved people on this day in history, June 19, 1865, originating in Galveston, Texas.
The historic Juneteenth documents will be on display at the National Archives.
Here's how the Juneteenth came to be and how you can mark the occasion.
Communities all over the country are celebrating Juneteenth, the day that enslaved Black Americans learned they were free.
On July 5, 1852, famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York.