Honoring Freedom: The History and Significance of Juneteenth

Juneteenth, observed on June 19th, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learn...

Juneteenth, observed on June 19th, marks a pivotal moment in American history—the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they were free, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This delay was due to a lack of federal enforcement in Texas, and it wasn’t until Union troops arrived to deliver the news that freedom became a reality for more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state.Juneteenth, a combination o...