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No. 2817
Journey to Juneteenth By James Schnur
FLORIDA MEMORY
A 1922 Emancipation Day gathering in St. Augustine.
Known as the oldest commemoration to recognize the end of enslaving Black people in the United States, Juneteenth marks the anniversary of an order U.S. Major General Gordon Granger issued in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. In part, General Order No. 3 pro-
claimed that “The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.”
General Order No. 3 Granger’s order officially ended slavery in Texas, the most remote state within the former Confederacy. His authority came through the Emancipation Proclamation that Juneteenth continued on page 6
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