Editor’s Note: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. Juneteenth dates back to June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order Number Three, which informed the slaves of Galveston, Texas, that they were free. Technically, they were freed two years earlier.
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