The Juneteenth flag was created in 1997 for the Juneteenth holiday in the U.S. The date on the flag was added in 2007 and represents that of General Order No. 3 issued in Galveston, Texas in 1865, making them the final slaves to be freed in the United States.

In the center of the flag is a bursting star representing freedom. Running through the center of the flag is an arc that is meant to symbolize the new horizon of opportunity for the newly freed men and for black people in general. It is also believed that the arc representing the horizon is blue above and red below to be symbolic of the ground soaked with blood; the blood which was shed by the African American slaves for the United States. The red, white, and blue colors were also meant to convey the message that all enslaved people and their descendants are American.

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