[Magnum44]

When I was growing up, it was called 'emancipation day'. I have no problem with that. What was the purpose of changing it to something from ebonics? Juneteenth?

[piasa]

One is early in the war, the other at the end. Emancipation Day is a totally different holiday from Juneteenth, having to do with the much earlier Emancipation Proclamation...of 1862. Juneteenth has to do with the freeing of slaves in Texas, 1865.

[HamiltonJay]

I’ve heard it referred to as many names over my lifetime:

Juneteenth
Black Independence Day
Emancipation Day
Jubilee Day
etc

I really don’t give a damn what formal name was chosen on the legislation that declared it a national holiday... honestly anyone that has an issue with celebrating the end of slavery in the United States has some serious issues.