WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? Juneteenth or June 19, 1865, is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3, on June 19, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Mission Statement of the
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF):
"To bring all Americans together to celebrate our common bond
of freedom through the recognition, observance and historic
preservation of Juneteenth in America."
National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign
Chair Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D. is
asking Congress to enact legislation to
make Junteenth a national day of
observance in America.
(Courtesy Photo)
Myers urges President Obama to issue a Presidential
Proclamation to establish Juneteenth as a National
Holiday Observance in America
(Letter to President Obama)
Governor Deval Patrick shook hands with children after
signing a proclamation on Juneteenth in Dorchester
yesterday. Massachusetts follows 24 states that have
recognized the date.
(John Tlumacki/ Globe Staff)
Ralph Browne, Director of the Massachusetts Juneteenth Holiday
Campaign, stands before his house on How Street flanked by two flags
that celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday he recently helped get recognized
by Massachusetts as the end of slavery.
Dave Benoit, photographer
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