On June 19, 1865, slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
This momentous day, now celebrated as Juneteenth, marks a crucial milestone in African American history and the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the United States.
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Juneteenth - Freedom finally came on this day when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as " Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.