Juneteenth: How To Observe In Central Florida

Cassie Armstrong, Orlando Sentinel: Entertainment
Tue, 06/19/2018 - 2:00am

On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced the abolition of slavery in the U.S. state of Texas. Since then, the anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans throughout the former Confederacy of the southern United States has been celebrated...

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