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Juneteenth U.S.A. continues to be a beacon in the night providing arts, history, education, and services that fit the needs of the community at large. It has assisted and supported the development of Juneteenth organizations throughout Texas, the nation, and abroad.
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Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, is the name given to emancipation day by African-Americans in Texas. On that day in 1865 Union Major General Gordon Granger read General Order #3 to the people of Galveston. General Order #3 stated "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."
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An African-American holiday, known as "Juneteenth," soon grew from the efforts of former slaves to mark the moment of their emancipation. African Americans began celebrating "Juneteenth" as early as 1866. It was especially popular in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, California and, of course, Texas. The festivities offered African-American communities an opportunity to join together to reflect, remember, and rejoice.
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Juneteenth day celebrates and symbolizes the end of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. But, it was not until June 19, 1865 that all slaves were finally freed. That concluding event was when General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas with his troops and issued Order Number 3 which finally freed the last of the slaves.
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Although Juneteenth has been informally celebrated each year since 1865, it wasn't until June 3, 1979, that Texas became the first state to proclaim Emancipation Day (Juneteenth) an official state holiday. But it is much more than a holiday. Juneteenth has become a day for African Americans to celebrate their freedom, culture, and achievements. It is a day for all Americans to celebrate African American history and rejoice in their freedom.
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Juneteenth U.S.A., a nonprofit tax exempt organization, was founded in 1979 by a group of Texans in Austin, led by State Representative Al Edwards. The group envisioned that Texas, through awareness of this important part of American history, could and would take on positive interchange for the ultimate growth of Texas as a state that embraces all.
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