Major General Gordon Granger Order No. 3

ID: 2515 | This file appears in: Early Civil Rights in Galveston
This order read in Galveston on June 19, 1865 created the celebration of Juneteenth, the day that African Americans in Texas began to celebrate their release from bondage. The celebration has spread throughout the country and is recognized today as the day when the furthest part of the United States was ordered to end slavery. | Creator: War Department, Division of Gulf, Department of Texas | Date: June 19, 1865 | Source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/182778372 | Rights: unrestricted
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War Department, Division of Gulf, Department of Texas

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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/182778372

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June 19, 1865

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"Major General Gordon Granger Order No. 3" appears in: Early Civil Rights in Galveston