06/19/2026
Happy Juneteenth!
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of slavery. This was over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the Civil War ended, marking true freedom for more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state.
Today, we commemorate this day while remembering the fight isn’t over. We must do all we can to preserve the rights our ancestors endured and persevered through for us to enjoy.
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