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    On June 19, 1865, Major General Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas by issuing General Orders No. 3 in Galveston. This was over two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, and over two months after the end of the Civil War. The announcement freed the estimated 250,000 remaining enslaved people in Texas. Juneteenth celebrations began on this day and continue today as the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.

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    On June 19, 1865, Major General Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas by issuing General Orders No. 3 in Galveston. This was over two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, and over two months after the end of the Civil War. The announcement freed the estimated 250,000 remaining enslaved people in Texas. Juneteenth celebrations began on this day and continue today as the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.

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    On June 19, 1865, Major General Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas by issuing General Orders No. 3 in Galveston. This was over two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, and over two months after the end of the Civil War. The announcement freed the estimated 250,000 remaining enslaved people in Texas. Juneteenth celebrations began on this day and continue today as the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.

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    On June 19, 1865, Major General Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas by issuing General Orders No. 3 in Galveston. This was over two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, and over two months after the end of the Civil War. The announcement freed the estimated 250,000 remaining enslaved people in Texas. Juneteenth celebrations began on this day and continue today as the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.

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    Juneteenth History

    Juneteenth is a combination of June and 19th. 


    On June 19, 1865, news of emancipation reached Texas.
    Though the Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, the news of the end of the war and
    the subsequent freeing of enslaved people was slow to reach Texas.
    Turn and Talk

    Why do you think it took so long for news of


    emancipation of enslaved people to reach Texas in 1865?

    How long does news take to reach any state today? Why?
    Emancipation Proclamation

    Not only was news of the


    emancipation of enslaved people
    brought after the end of the Civil
    War, but it was two and a half years
    after President Lincoln’s
    Emancipation Proclamation.

    The Emancipation Proclamation


    was given by President Abraham
    Lincoln on January 1, 1863. He
    declared that all enslaved people in
    the Confederate states were to be
    freed from slavery.
    General Orders No. 3
    The news of the end of slavery was brought to Galveston, Texas by Major
    General Granger. 

    The famous orders stated: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance
    with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.”
    A Day of Celebration
    June 19th or Juneteenth became a huge celebration for the freed enslaved people
    and others. It is estimated that 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were freed on
    Juneteenth.

    Festivities originally included


    barbecues, fishing, baseball,
    rodeos, and prayer services.
    Popular Juneteenth foods were
    barbecued food, strawberry soda,
    and other special foods to share.
    Fancy clothes were worn to
    reflect new freedom.
    Turn and Talk

    How would you have celebrated Juneteenth if you


    had been in Texas for the first celebration?

    How would you/do you celebrate today?


    Juneteenth Celebration History
    In the first years after June 19, 1865, Juneteenth was celebrated with joy! These
    celebrations lost momentum in the early 1900s. Then a resurgence of festivities
    in the 1960s coincided with the Civil Rights Movement.
    Juneteenth Today

    Today, Juneteenth celebrates


    freedom and accomplishments of
    Black Americans. Traditional
    methods of celebrating are still
    popular, especially barbecues.

    On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth


    officially became a federal holiday.
    Think Pair Share

    Why is it important to celebrate Juneteenth today?

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