Without Googling...Juneteenth.

[AndyJoy]

DH was mocked at work this week for not knowing to what Juneteenth referred. I didn't know either. Once we were told, we explained that we knew about it, but had never heard it called by that name. We're wondering how commonly known this is. If you're willing, please tell me where you grew up as well!

[Caroline]

I grew up in central Maryland, and I know what it is.

[Chelli]

I'd never heard of it until we moved to Texas. Our town has a celebration on the town square every year.

 

I grew up in Arkansas and it was never mentioned by that name.

[poppy]

I have never lived anywhere that it was celebrated, but I think of it as pretty fundamental to American cultural heritage. New Englander here.

[dirty ethel rackham]

Never heard of it. Lived all my life in the Midwest. Not even during studies of the Civil War.

[Jean in Newcastle]

I didn't know about it by that name until I was an adult. But I grew up overseas.

[unfrumpable.]

I grew up in S FL and never heard of it until the other day when I was reading comments on an article and someone mentioned it. I then had to Google it to see what it was.

[Joker]

I grew up in Texas, so have always known.

[Wheres Toto]

Grew up in New Jersey and I have no idea.

[GSOchristie]

Grew up in VA/NC, I have no idea.

 

[jentancalann]

Mostly in GA, and I have never heard the word until this moment. Going to google now.

[NicAnn]

No clue. Grew up in KS.

 

As of my vote, the poll is exactly 50/50.

[lmrich]

Atlanta History Center has a celebration every year for it. I knew it.

[qtkimi]

I've never heard of it in FL

[poppy]

DH was mocked at work this week for not knowing to what Juneteenth referred. I didn't know either. Once we were told, we explained that we knew about it, but had never heard it called by that name. We're wondering how commonly known this is. If you're willing, please tell me where you grew up as well!

 

 

Curious, when you say you knew of it, what do you mean by that? I am wondering if the celebration has a different name elsewhere. Or, you know about that specific bit of Texas history?

[Big Buckin' Longhorn]

I'm a military brat, so I grew up all over. My parents are Texans, so I've always known.

 

I live in Central Texas now and there's a big festival and parade every year, so it would be hard for anyone around here not to know.

[ErinE]

I've always known and I think it's a great day to celebrate. There's no specific day to commemorate the effective, if not legal, end of American slavery so I consider Juneteenth the day.

[QuirkyKapers]

Yep, know what it is here.

[chocoholic]

I grew up in TX, so I knew! Plus my cousin's b-day fell on Juneteenth, so it was brought up a lot.

[AndyJoy]

Curious, when you say you knew of it, what do you mean by that? I am wondering if the celebration has a different name elsewhere. Or, you know about that specific bit of Texas history?

 

 

We were taught the term Emancipation Day and only knew it by that name. According to Wikipedia the name Juneteenth was coined in 1903 and it is also called Emancipation Day or Freedom Day. We grew up in Idaho and Alaska (and a few other places due to the military) and if there were any large celebrations locally we never heard of them.

[AndyJoy]

I've always known and I think it's a great day to celebrate. There's no specific day to commemorate the effective, if not legal, end of American slavery so I consider Juneteenth the day.

 

 

I agree, we just called it Emancipation Day!

[Annie G]

Grew up in Atlanta but didn't know about Juneteenth until about 5 years ago- and I live west of Chicago.

[unsinkable]

I know what it is.

 

NE Rust Belt city that has had a parade/featival for decades.

[KRG]

From and lived in TX all my life so yes, I know the term. Our town has a celebration every year.

[GailV]

Wasn't it in one of the Story of the World volumes? I learned it from homeschooling my kids, but I don't recall where we read about it.

[wintermom]

Grew up in Alberta, Canada and never heard of Juneteenth. Even after studying American history with the dc for the past 2 years, this term never came up. I'm really glad to have learned about it, though, and how much support it's getting.

[Mabeline]

I'm from So. California and I have never heard of it.

[Jenny in Florida]

I'd never heard of it growing up in southern California, but it's a big deal here in central Florida.

[FaithManor]

Only knew it as Emancipation Day here in the Midwest.

 

Faith

[Guest inoubliable]

Grew up in VA and know what it is.

[OrganicAnn]

There is or used to be a Juneteenth Celebration/Festival? in Louisville, KY. That is where I heard of it. I didn't hear of it growing up in L.A. and Indiana.

[PIE!]

I've never heard of Juneteenth, but we have celebrated emancipation day.

[redsquirrel]

I live in upstate NY. I have known about it for at least my adult life. In my town we have a big street party. I live around the corner from the celebration so its pretty difficult to miss.

[momma2three]

I grew up in NJ and Boston, and have only heard of it in the past few years.

[LucyStoner]

Yes. One of my favorite books is the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. I reread it a lot in high school and I bought his second (and posthumously published) novel Juneteenth as soon as it became available. I never saw any Juneteenth celebrations when I was growing up so the book is actually the first thing I think of when I hear the word.

[Amira]

I have read about it, but never heard anyone talk about it in real life. I've lived all over the West and also in Virginia and New Jersey.

[Firefly]

I grew up in southern New England, then spent my teen years overseas. Until now I had never heard of Emancipation Day being referred to as "Juneteenth."

[Alenee]

I voted no and then did a search. I didn't know it by that name but did know it by something else.

[ThisIsTheDay]

Grew up on the West coast. Learned of it as an adult living in the midwest after hearing the term during the month of June.

[theYoungerMrsWarde]

Never heard of it. Googled it and still had never heard of anything similar. Grew up mostly in CA, some in AK. :tongue_smilie:

[MomOfOneFunOne]

DH was mocked at work this week for not knowing to what Juneteenth referred. I didn't know either. Once we were told, we explained that we knew about it, but had never heard it called by that name. We're wondering how commonly known this is. If you're willing, please tell me where you grew up as well!

 

 

I grew up in TN and never heard of it. Then I moved to Tulsa, home of the Jazz Hall of Fame. Now I've heard.

http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/J/JU004.html

[Chelle in MO]

Grew up in MO and hadn't heard of it before now.

[KarenNC]

Grew up in NC, but didn't know the name until a few years ago when I read about a local celebration. This year is apparently the 16th year they've had it.

[Mrs Mungo]

I am from Oklahoma and there is a big celebration there each year. So, yes.

[DianeW88]

Lived in Denver for 12 years. Big celebration there, too.

[Unicorn.]

Grew up in TX, so yes, I knew.

[Heather in Neverland]

I am from Michigan and I have never heard that word before.

[Shamzanne]

I live in Oregon and had never heard of it.

[Joules]

Spent my whole life in GA and never heard the term. I have heard of Emancipation Day, but never any celebrations.

[LinRTX]

Grew up all over the US (military) but did not hear the term until I moved to Texas as an adult. Well I may have heard it the year we lived in Texas when I was 5, but have no memories of that.

 

Linda