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Here are festivals, events to celebrate Juneteenth in Central Florida

Here are festivals, events to celebrate Juneteenth in Central Florida

Despite the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation's freeing of enslaved people, slavery persisted in slave-holding border states and rebel areas until federal troops took control of the regions.

Texas was the last state to welcome proclamation-enforcing federal troops — until June 19, 1865, when General Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the famous statement: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all ...

Publisher: WKMG
Date: 2023-06-07T15:49:23.001Z
Author: Brenda Argueta
Twitter: @WKMG
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