Juneteenth Celebrations Kick Off In North Texas

By Erin Jones, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

June 18, 2022

Across North Texas, Juneteenth celebrations are kicking off and if you're looking to learn more about the history behind the federally recognized holiday, you can do so in Dallas.

Two and a half years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the U.S., the news made it to Texas. When Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, General Order No. 3 was read.

"The Juneteenth document, it says all men are free, "Dallas Historical Society Chair Veletta Lill said. "It frees slaves."

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