Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom—over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Recogniz…
Juneteenth, which is now celebrated on June 19, is a special day in American history. It marks the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced tha…