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160 Years of Juneteenth! The Journey of Juneteenth Begins in Galveston
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2025 marks the 160th year of Juneteenth, a powerful reminder of the day in 1865 when freedom finally reached the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth began on June 19, 1865, when Union forces arrived in Galveston, Texas, delivering General Order No. 3 which freed approximately 250,000 enslaved people. This historic moment occurred two and a half years after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and over two months after the Civil War officially ended, making Texas the last Confederate state to receive news of emancipation.
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Chapters
1. Maya Angelou's Poem on History (00:00:00)
2. General Order No. 3 Explained (00:00:17)
3. Civil War Context and Texas's Role (00:01:00)
4. Union Army Arrives in Galveston (00:02:34)
5. Birth of Juneteenth Celebrations (00:04:40)
6. Journey to National Holiday Status (00:05:37)
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