Juneteenth (June 19) commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over and that enslaved people were free. While the day has been celebrated ever since, it was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.
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Gilder Lehrman InstituteSource URL
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Resource Group: Social Empowerment Through Education, Teaching Race in Our Times
Posted in: America
Subject Area: Civil Rights, Racial Justice
Posted in: America
Subject Area: Civil Rights, Racial Justice