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Interesting Facts About Juneteenth
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Interesting Facts About Juneteenth
Interesting Facts About Juneteenth.
Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, marks the day General Gordon Granger announced to slaves in Galveston, Texas, that they were free.
Here are some things to know about the historic event.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, two and a half years prior to Granger's announcement, but slaves in Texas were not aware that they were free.
The migration of freedpeople to northern regions or to track down family members became known as โthe scatter.โ.
Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021.
The Juneteenth flag is full of symbolism, with the bursting โnew starโ representing a new freedom and a new people
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Juneteenth
US holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people
Gordon Granger
American military officer (1821โ1876)
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Texas
U.S. state
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Emancipation Proclamation
1862 executive order by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves in the South
Galveston, Texas
City in Texas, United States