Juneteenth is short for June Nineteenth. The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the day that news of emancipation reached Galveston, Texas in 1865 - two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth was originally celebrated in Texas and is now celebrated nationwide in the United States. Juneteenth became an official federal holiday on June 17th, 2021.
On April 20, 2022 the CCC Board of Education issued a proclamation recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday of the college.
Learn more about and celebrate Juneteenth with events in our community and by checking out CCC Library's curated lists of print books, eBooks and videos!