Reflecting on Juneteenth 📅: Acknowledging History, Promoting Equity 💟
A Historical Milestone Juneteenth, observed on June 19th, 1865, marks the day when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the freedom of enslaved individuals. Coming two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the announcement legally abolished…