In honor and celebration of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, Cherry Hill Town Hall will be closing at 1:00 pm on Friday, June 18.
Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, the day enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation two years prior. While it is the oldest national holiday that celebrates the end of slavery, Juneteenth has only recently become more well-known across the country, and is now being celebrated by an increasing number of communities nationwide.