Abraham Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation, a law that was meant to free all slaves in America. However, Texas decided to ignore the new law and kept Black Americans enslaved for two more years.On Monday, June 19, 1965, General Gordon Granger and 2,000 troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that all slaves had been free for two years.
Following Gordon Granger’s proclamation, the General and his troops enforced the emancipation, nullified all laws passed by Confederate Texans and oversaw the transition of power.The historic day has since been celebrated every June 19th as the holiday, Juneteenth.
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