Juneteenth, a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” marks June 19, 1865 — the day when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved African Americans that they were free.
Juneteenth, a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” marks June 19, 1865 — the day when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved African Americans that they were free.
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Juneteenth, a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” marks June 19, 1865 — the day when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved African Americans that they were free.
