Juneteenth is a reminder of not only how far this country has come, but how much further it has to go

(WWJ) - Juneteenth honors the day the last slaves in America were freed. It happened in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865.

But it wasn't until 2021 that Juneteenth became a federal holiday. As we get ready to celebrate Juneteenth as a nation for the second time, WWJ's Zach Clark explains the purpose behind the day in a new Daily J.