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via NationalDayCalendar: Commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth is observed on June 19. The celebration originated in Texas when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston. He announced on June 19, 1865, with General Orders, Number 3 that the Civil War was over and all slaves were now freedmen. News traveled […]

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via nationaldaycalendar: Commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth is observed on June 19. The celebration originated in Texas when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston. He announced on June 19, 1865, with General Orders, Number 3 that the Civil War was over and all slaves were now freedmen. News traveled […]

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.   Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union…

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is a holiday of notable significance for many African Americans. June 19, 1865, highlights the abolition…

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A look back at the historical meaning of Juneteenth is rather interesting. Slavery was formally abolished in the United States on June 19, 1865. This  date is the largest known celebration of the emancipation of African Americans in the United States. It  is marked yearly on the third Sunday of June. Houston Church Gives Hope […]

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A look back at the historical meaning of Juneteenth is rather interesting. Slavery was formally abolished in the United States on June 19, 1865. This  date is the largest known celebration of the emancipation of African Americans in the United States. It  is marked yearly on the third Sunday of June. Houston Church Gives Hope […]