Celebrating Freedom: The Vibrant Traditions of Juneteenth
Juneteenth, a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It is observed on June 19th, the day when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the emancipation of all slaves in the South, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued … Read more