On this day, June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and announced that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. The newly freed people in Texas called this day "Juneteenth".
On this day, June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas and announced that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free. The newly freed people in Texas called this day "Juneteenth".