Transcript Junetenth - bYTEBoss

By: AshleyHamler
Group 1
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First, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by
President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. There are
varied theories as to why he issued this emancipation for
slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation only related to
areas under the control of the Union. This proclamation
did not include slaves in the border states (Galveston,
TX) and southern states that were under the control of
the Confederate States of America. This would soon lead
to 13 Amendment to the Constitution on December 18,
1865 which "ended" slavery in all parts of the United
States. So, on June 19, 1865, the Union General Gordon
Granger traveled to Galveston, TX to inform the
inhabitants of the news.
"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 rights of
property
between former masters and
slaves, and the connection
heretofore existing between
them
becomes that between employer
and free laborer. The freedmen
are advised to remain 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."
June 19th, quickly became the day to celebrate the
ending of slavery. Utah has celebrated
Juneteenth formally for 18 years, and informally
for much longer than that.
African Americans
celebrate Junetenth to
Remeber when their
ancestors were finally
set free.
 Since
Junetenth is not recognized as a national
holiday, there are many festivals that take
place. Most of the celebrations take place in the
South and the Mid-west.
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Junetenth is not recognized as a National holiday.
There have been many attempts to make it a holiday, how ever
these all have failed.