Galveston, birthplace of Juneteenth

Name: Galveston, birthplace of Juneteenth
Uploaded: 2020-06-20T02:33:33Z
Duration: 2 min 49 s
Description: It was on Galveston Island 155 years ago that General Order #3 enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation was read aloud, letting the slaves of Texas know that they were now free. The Civil War had ended in May, and it was time for slave holders to let go. Photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires shares the island's significance on this day.

It was on Galveston Island 155 years ago that General Order #3 enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation was read aloud, letting the slaves of Texas know that they were now free. The Civil War had ended in May, and it was time for slave holders to let go. Photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires shares the island's significance on this day.

Posted June 20, 2020 12:54pm CDT