The June 19 holiday marks the day in 1865 on which federal troops came to Galveston, Texas, to free enslaved Black people in the state — almost 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, on Jan. 1, 1863.

Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, is a federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. That means the stock market and banks are closed. Also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,