On June 19, 1865, the Union Army made its way into Galveston under the guidance of General Gordon Granger, where he announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free. Texas was the last bastion for slavery during the final days of the Civil War, marking a significant achievement in United […]
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Here’s where you can celebrate Juneteenth in Northern Kentucky
Juneteenth, also known as “Freedom Day,” marks the date of June 19, 1865, the day a group of enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but it wasn’t until two years later that the news had finally circulated all the way around the country. Today, […]