What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19ththat the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and ...
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(Granger 1865) This momentous day became known as Juneteenth, a holiday that African Americans in Texas, and now people around the country, celebrate (Moskin 2004). Yet the language of the order to "remain quietly in their present homes" was ominous as well. In the years after, Texas, ...