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Tulsa's Juneteenth celebration is going global. Join us as we come together to recognize the abolition of slavery in the United States and celebrate the culture of African American communities in Tulsa and around the country.
Tulsa’s Greenwood District was home to a renowned and thriving ‘Black Wall Street’, until one of the worst race massacres in U.S. history destroyed it 99 years ago. Today, Black Wall Street is back and hosts one of the nation’s largest Juneteenth celebrations. Tulsa won’t forget its past, but it hasn’t let its history determine its future.
Juneteenth commemorates the technical end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union Forces delivered the Emancipation Proclamation to Texas—the most remote slave state—two and a half years after it was signed by President Lincoln. Since then, the day has come to be celebrated as a symbol of freedom. The holiday marks our nation's first step in recognizing the ideal of true liberty and justice for all.