Juneteenth Freedom Day Juneteenth is known to some in the United States as the second Independence Day. Celebrated each year, this holiday marks the end of slavery in Texas at the end of the Civil War, three years after President Abraham Lincoln had issued the proclamation. With expanded celebrations across the country after it became a… Read More »
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Juneteenth Freedom Day
Juneteenth Freedom Day Juneteenth Freedom Day gets its name from combining “June” and “nineteenth,”. It is the day that Major General Granger arrived in Galveston with a message of freedom for the slaves there. General Order No. 3 Juneteenth (June 19th) was the day Major General Granger read the General Order No. 3 in 1865.… Read More »