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Two months after the end of the Civil War, Union troops went to Galveston Bay, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to free over 250,000 enslaved people and enforce the Emancipation Proclamation.

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The phrase "Did you hear that we are free?" might be one of the most powerful sentences in American history.

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It took over two years after Lincoln's proclamation for the news / enforcement of emancipation to reach Texas. In 2026, the state is regressing much more quickly. Emancipation Proclamation: An Introduction | National Museum of African American History and Culture share.google/yYPUsRn6yq0c...

share.googleEmancipation Proclamation: An IntroductionOn September 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Under his wartime authority as commander-in-chief, he ordered that as of January 1, 1863, enslaved individuals ...

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Not “two months”! It was more than two years!

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Seriously. This needs to be corrected!

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If only we could free them from prejudice...it shackles too.

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"STATE'S RIGHTS!!"

Juneteenth honors the freedom of enslaved Black people in Texas and recognizes the vital work we must do as a country to preserve Black liberation.