Juneteenth flag

Juneteenth flag

Use	Commemorating the Juneteenth holiday
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	Designed 1997 Revised 2000 Adopted 2000 Date added 2007
Design	Upper half is blue and lower half is red. Colors are divided by a horizontal arch. In the center is a white star which is outlined.
Designed by	Original designer Ben Haith Revised by Lisa Jeanne Graf

The Juneteenth flag is a symbol for the Juneteenth holiday in the United States. The first version was created in 1997 by activist Ben Haith and that early version was displayed in 1997. The present version was first flown in 2000. The colors and symbols on the flag are representative of freedom and the end of slavery. The date on the flag represents that of General Order No. 3 issued in Galveston, Texas in 1865. Beginning in 2020, many states began recognizing Juneteenth by flying the flag over their state capitol buildings, especially after Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday by President Joe Biden the following year.