The history of Juneteenth is simple; Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was in 1863, but the civil war continued until 1865. It was June 19th of that year that General Galveston marched into Texas and liberated the enslaves people of the state, the final state to be emancipated.
That is what we celebrate; the true and complete end of slavery in the US due to the action of the US Army.
I know some don’t think it merits a national holiday, but I am happy to celebrate our collective progress towards our national ideals.
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The history of Juneteenth is simple; Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was in 1863, but the civil war continued until 1865. It was June 19th of that year that General Galveston marched into Texas and liberated the enslaves people of the state, the final state to be emancipated.
That is what we celebrate; the true and complete end of slavery in the US due to the action of the US Army.
I know some don’t think it merits a national holiday, but I am happy to celebrate our collective progress towards our national ideals.