On June 19th 1865, Union army solider General Gordan Granger, arrived in Galveston Texas. He then proclaimed the state’s slaves free.
The proclamation was a cause for celebration, joy and relief: http://lapl.me/dOn7oUi #Juneteenthpic.twitter.com/T6jnrlatdH
9:13 AM - 19 Jun 2018
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