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Today, name Juneteenth. Explain its history. Share why it matters.
Especially with people who may not know what this day represents.
Understanding history is part of understanding health.
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By Michael Davis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, June 19, 2020 — On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. Granger commanded the Headquarters District of Texas, and his troops had arrived in Galveston the previous day. Enlarge General Order No. 3, issued by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, June 19, 1865. The order was written in a volume beginning on one page and continuing to the next.
