#Juneteenth is a commemoration holiday for #ThisDayInHistory in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to ensure the emancipation of all enslaved people there.
Granger and his troops' arrival came a full two and a half years after Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
#Juneteenth honors the effective end of slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. To learn more about the importance of Juneteenth, visit history.com/news/what-is-j…
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