Juneteenth commemorates an effective e…Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteent…More to History: Juneteenth & Civil RightsConfederate General Robert E. Lee ha… See more
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Our American Story - Juneteenth | National Museum of African Ameri…
WEBOn June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with some 2,000 Union troops and the message that slavery would no longer be tolerated in the state. Since 1866 that day’s anniversary—known as Juneteenth, a combination of June and nineteenth —has been celebrated as the symbolic end of American slavery.
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Juneteenth: The History of a Holiday - The New York Times
WEBOn June 19, 1865, about two months after the Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Va., Gordon Granger, a Union general, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved...
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History of Juneteenth - World History Encyclopedia