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
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