Late Nightwriter Amber Ruffin answered frequently asked questions about Juneteenth during Thursday's episode of the NBC show.
Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The writer explained that people anonymously sent her questions that they are too embarrassed to ask about the holiday. "Juneteenth is the anniversary of June 19, 1865.
That's the day the last American slaves were freed, otherwise known as the last good day in black history. No, I'm just kidding a little bit," she said. "It's the day we celebrate our freedom and see how far we've come." Ruffin was next asked why Juneteenth began in 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaved in 1863. "After slaves had been freed and the Civil.