HomeAfro HistoryToday in Afro History ! 2 years after The Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston Texas are finally informed of their freedom in 1865 . Celebrated as “Juneteenth” !
Today in Afro History ! 2 years after The Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston Texas are finally informed of their freedom in 1865 . Celebrated as “Juneteenth” !
Juneteenth – General Orders Number 3 (Photo credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com)
Juneteenth (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! 2 years after The Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston Texas are finally informed of their freedom in 1865 . Celebrated as “Juneteenth” ! was last modified: June 5th, 2022 by Marc Alexander