Jubilee Day

noun

: juneteenth

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Juneteenth – also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day – symbolizes the end of slavery, though it was not abolished until the 13th Amendment. — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024 Today is Juneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day or Jubilee Day—the holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved Black people in the United States. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2024

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1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Jubilee Day was in 1975

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“Jubilee Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jubilee%20Day. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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