5 Things You Need to Know About Attending the I Am Juneteenth Festival In Fort Worth, TX
Juneteenth National Independence Day, or Juneteenth, is the commemoration of the day slaves learned of their emancipation. On June 19, 1865, Union Army Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed slaves about the Emancipation Proclamation that President Abraham Lincoln issued two years prior. This day, also known as Emancipation Day, became…