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Skip to main content Home Library Language VIDEO: JUNETEENTH, A HISTORY VIDEO: JUNETEENTH, A HISTORY VIDEO: JUNETEENTH, A HISTORY Print Whether you’re new to the holiday, have been celebrating for years, or fall somewhere in between, now is a great time to brush up on the history of Juneteenth. Falling on the nineteenth of June each year, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, specifically the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas. As the state had been largely unaffected by fighting during the Civil War, slavery within it had continued unchecked. But with Union General Gordon Granger and his troop’s appearance and his reading of General Orders No. 3, the state’s 250,000 enslaved people were declared free. The day came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was intended to be the culmination of a long road of brutality. The Emancipation Proclamation Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation established that all enslaved people in the Confederate states, which were in rebellion against the Union, “shall be then, thenceforth, and forever free.” Despite its wording, the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t instantly free anyone. In fact, it only referred to areas under Confederate control and did not include slave-holding border states. Juneteenth and Texas Far from the battlefields of the rest of the south, Texas was viewed as a “safe haven” by slaveholders outside of the state, with many of them moving there. And though Granger’s news was supposed to issue freedom, it did not come to all overnight. Despite the complications and continued subjugation of many, newly freed Black people celebrated this shift. The following year, freedmen in Texas organized “Jubilee Day” on June 19th, and the tradition eventually spread across the nation, becoming the commemorative holiday it is today. Texas also became the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday in 1980. Watch: Learn about the history of Juneteenth, its continued importance, and why it matters more than ever, thanks to this video from ABC7 News Bay Area. Need help with this video? Click Here Take Away: Especially if you were unfamiliar with the holiday, taking a moment to recognize and learn about Juneteenth is an important step toward expanding your perspective. This year, use June 19th as an opportunity to build your knowledge about African American history. SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW According to the article, Texas was the first state to declare Juneteenth an official holiday in what year? Please provide an answer 1980 1965 1880 1912 Submit Answers FEATURE TOPIC VIDEO: JUNETEENTH, A HISTORY Whether you’re new to the holiday ... read more Current AUDIO: THE POWER OF AN ALLY If knowledge is power, then allyship ... read more VIDEO: COMMITMENT STARTS HERE If current events remind us ... read more 1 2 3 × ×