This week, people across the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Celebrated each year on June 19, the holiday's roots go back to June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the emancipation of Black Americans after the end of the Civil War – two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln. According to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, the holiday has become known as America's second independence day, and it officially became a federal holiday in 2021.

As a federal holiday, many businesses and organizations will be closed for the observance of Juneteenth, but not all. Here is a guide of what is open and what is closed on Juneteenth in Massachusetts.

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