ORIGINS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF STATE CELEBRATIONS
Juneteenth
June 19, 1865; the day slaves found out they were free in Texas. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and announced that slaves were free and the war was over. (The order freeing slaves in slave states took effect Jan. 1,1863.)
June 19, 1865; the day slaves found out they were free in Texas. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and announced that slaves were free and the war was over. (The order freeing slaves in slave states took effect Jan. 1,1863.)