Juneteenth Marked With Celebrations And Marches In Cities Across America ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 19: People pray together during a Juneteenth event Organized by the One Race Movement at Centennial Olympic Park on June 19, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general read orders in Galveston, Texas stating all enslaved people in Texas were free according to federal law. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)