Juneteen Celebration 2011

Mar 11, 2016

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Author: Marian University McNair Scholars Program

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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas

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