Juneteenth 2024 What Is It. It is also called emancipation day or juneteenth independence day. Opal lee and others raise the first wall to her new home on thursday, march 21, 2024, in fort worth, texas.
Monday marks the juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the united states. If june 19th falls on a weekend, the federal holiday and most state holidays will observe a holiday on the closest working weekday.