You probably learned that slavery ended. You probably learned it ended because of Abraham Lincoln. You probably didn’t learn the rest. Here are seven things about Juneteenth that got left out of the ...
On June 19, 1865, crowds of slaves gathered in Galveston, Texas to hear an announcement from Union Army General Gordon Granger. “The people of Texas,” said Granger, “are informed that in accordance ...
Juneteenth is also referred to as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day and Liberation Day. Juneteenth National Independence Day is the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King ...
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