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Crystal Baziel holds the Pan-African flag Monday, June 19, 2023, during Reedy Chapel A.M.E Church’s annual Juneteenth Family Fun Day, in Galveston, Texas. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County ...
The Eustis Estate will host a Juneteenth celebration of freedom and community with live music, food, dancing and family-friendly activities on the grounds of the estate and museum Saturday, June ...
Cumberland County will have multiple Juneteenth celebrations this month. From art and lectures to fashion and festivals, here's how to celebrate.
Juneteenth World Wide Celebration, website for 150th anniversary celebration; Juneteenth Historical Marker, Juneteenth historical marker at 2201 Strand, Galveston, TX; 2022 Holidays, United States Office of Personal Management
Juneteenth National Independence Day: 2021: Commemorates General Order No. 3, the legal decree issued in 1865 by Union General Gordon Granger enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation to the residents of Galveston, Texas, at the end of the American Civil War. [2]
One of the earliest was the Galveston Tri-Weekly News, which printed General Order No. 3 on June 20, 1865, the day after it was issued. [4] On July 7, 1865, The New York Times printed a copy of General Order No. 3 among a series of other recent general orders issued by Granger, which it described as "interesting news from Texas" under the ...