Question

Research Juneteenth. Identify its significance in relation to the emancipation. Then explain why it is celebrated today as a holiday.

Answer 1

The day's name is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth" in honor of the date of Granger's announcement and first appeared around 1903. It is also known as African American Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. ... Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in 45 states.

Answer 2

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Union soldiers, led by General Gordon Granger, reached Galveston, Texas. they announced to the state that the Civil War was over and that all enslaved persons had been declared free. ... In taking control over the state, the Union effectively liberated the remaining slaves in Texas.

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