Americans Mark National Celebration of Juneteenth and Slavery’s End with Much Media Focus
Lots of resources on its impact: past, present and future
The 19th of June — the day in 1865 when Union army general Gordon Granger read federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, proclaiming all slaves in Texas were free — became Juneteenth, a state holiday in Texas. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Black Independence Day, or Jubilee Day, and became a federal holiday in 2021.
In 2024, there were cel…
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