 June 19 commemorates the U.S. abolition of slavery by President Abraham Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation, which was belatedly announced in the state of Texas on June 19, 1865, after the end of the Civil War. This year, Juneteenth is especially moving as our nation wrestles with inequities and injustices that have persisted throughout its history, with renewed urgency, Santander Holdings Chief Executive Officer Tim Wennes said in a statement. 