Juneteenth, which marks the official end of slavery in America, is coming up on June 19.
in the United States—or elsewhere—that they deserve. One such holiday is Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day or Freedom Day. A contraction of the date June 19, it marks the official emancipation of slaves in America . While absent from many people's history classes, June 19, 1865 was a monumental date in American history.
It's jarring to compare Juneteenth to the Fourth of July, another American date driven by so-called freedom, but one that has enjoyed far, far more recognition—and it's especially jarring to recall that on July 4, 1776, there were many Americans who could not enjoy freedom. , it's essential to be educated about holidays like these. Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, which states celebrate it, and how you can honor it in your community.More than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, Union General Gordon Granger andarrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Their mission? They planned to take control of the state and enforce what President Lincoln had implemented two years prior.
I know what you're thinking. How is that possible that a whole state, especially one as large as Texas, wouldn't have heard of the groundbreaking law, especially when it had been"in action" for two years? The reason: Texas was one of the few states in the South that had yet to be claimed by the Union army.of slave owners since the capture of New Orleans in 1862 from Mississippi, Louisiana, and other points East had been migrating to Texas to escape the Union Army. Wild, I know.
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