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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally
celebrated commemoration of the
ending of slavery in the United States.
Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th
that the Union soldiers, led by Major
General Gordon Granger, landed at
Galveston, Texas with news that the war
had ended and that the enslaved were
now free.
Note that this was two and a half years
after President Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation - which had become official
January 1, 1863. The Emancipation
Proclamation had little impact on the
Texans due to the minimal number
of Union troops to enforce the new
Executive Order.
However, with the surrender of General
Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of
General Granger's regiment, the forces
were finally strong enough to influence
and overcome the resistance.