eRace the Hate: Galveston Island's connection to Juneteenth

Name: eRace the Hate: Galveston Island's connection to Juneteenth
Uploaded: 2020-06-19T21:00:00-05:00
Description: The states largest port served as the backdrop for the day that would become Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers landed in Galveston, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed, to spread the news that the slaves had been freed.

The states largest port served as the backdrop for the day that would become Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers landed in Galveston, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed, to spread the news that the slaves had been freed.

Posted June 19, 2020 9:00pm CDT