Emancipation Day in United States - 2024
16 Apr 2024, Tuesday
People celebrate the end of slavery and citizens' rights on Emancipation Day in the United States.
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When was Emancipation Day in United States 2024?
16 April 2024, Tuesday
About: Emancipation Day
Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the Caribbean and areas of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent. In much of the formerly British territories in the Caribbean Emancipation Day is marked on August 1, commemorating the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. On August 1, 1985, Trinidad and Tobago became the first independent country to declare Emancipation Day as a public holiday to commemorate the abolition of slavery. Historically, August 1 was known as West Indian Emancipation Day and it became a key mobilisation tool and holiday for the antislavery movement in the United States. It is also observed in other areas in regard to the abolition of other forms of [involuntary servitude].
Emancipation Day (2024) in other countries.
| S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbados | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 2 | Belize | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 3 | Bermuda | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 4 | Dominica | 05 Aug, Monday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 5 | Grenada | 05 Aug, Monday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 6 | Guyana | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 7 | Jamaica | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 8 | Montserrat | 05 Aug, Monday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 22 Mar, Friday | Emancipation Day | Common local holiday |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 05 Aug, Monday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 12 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 13 | Sint Maarten | 01 Jul, Monday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 14 | The Bahamas | 05 Aug, Monday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 15 | Tonga | 04 Jun, Tuesday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 17 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 01 Aug, Thursday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |
| 18 | United States | 16 Apr, Tuesday | Emancipation Day | Local holiday , District of Columbia (DC) |
| 19 | United States | 19 Jun, Wednesday | Emancipation Day | Local holiday , Missouri (MO) |
| 20 | United States | 19 Jun, Wednesday | Emancipation Day | Local holiday , Texas (TX) |
| 21 | United States | 22 Sep, Sunday | Emancipation Day | Local observance , Ohio (OH) |
| 22 | US Virgin Islands | 03 Jul, Wednesday | Emancipation Day | National holiday |