Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is a holiday in the United States (primarily Texas) honoring African American heritage by commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas in 1865. Abraham Lincoln actually issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, with an effective date of January 1, 1863. Of course the slave owners ignored the law and order given and Texas was resistant to the Emancipation Proclamation.
June 18 is the day Union General Gordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take possession of the state and enforce the emancipation of its slaves. On June 19, 1865, legend has it while standing on the balcony of Galveston’s famous Ashton Villa, Granger read the rights and emanicipation for the slaves. To me, it's Black Folks 4th of July!
Happy Juneteenth! Live! You are FREE (in a sense lol)!
Signed,
Miss Juneteenth 1997
*Shout out to Uncle Buddy's Used Cars* ( I was a spokesmodel for them in 1997 and shot a commercial!
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