Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, Emancipation Day
Celebrate Juneteenth!
The holiday on June 19th is also called “Juneteenth Independence Day,” “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day”
Juneteenth was proclaimed a federal holiday a year ago. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth (combined from June and 19th) is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration marking the end of legal slavery in the United States.
On June 19th, 1865, union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and enslaved persons were now free. General Granger’s announcement put into effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued more than two years earlier by President Abraham Lincoln, on Jan. 1, 1863.
There is still much to do to achieve true equality of opportunity for all. I very much want to continue the work I have started as your At-Large City Councilwoman. I humbly ask for your vote in the upcoming primary election.
