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Original Juneteenth order in Texas came 2 years after Emancipation Proclamation

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The history of Juneteenth originates with General Order No. 3. It was read by Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, which would become known...

An enlarged photo copy of Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger's announcement that slave had been freed is displayed next to an original copy of the order in the Hall of Heroes at Fair Park's Hall of State.The order began the enforcement in Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln had signed more than two years prior.

The general order advised former enslaved people to remain at their present homes. But they were now free to work for wages instead of unpaid labor. “This freedom meant that they could not be idle or they would be arrested,” she said.

 

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