Juneteenth

When Celebrated

Always on June 19th

Gifty-ness

About the Holiday

June 19th or also known as Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19th, 1865 Union soldiers led by General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to issue General Order Number 3 which reads:

"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and free laborer."

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