Juneteenth
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day and Freedom Day, is a holiday commemorating the freedom of enslaved people in the United States.
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It got its name from the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were informed they were free, on June 19, 1865.
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The Civil War was a complicated conflict fought for many reasons. Many Northerners, including President Abraham Lincoln, believed slavery should be abolished on moral grounds.
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While Lincoln could not legally end slavery in the United States; he could, as a war measure, eliminate slavery in the South to weaken the Confederacy.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing enslaved people in the rebelling states.
However, word spread slowly and enforcement was often dependent on Union military forces being present.
However, word spread slowly and enforcement was often dependent on Union military forces being present.
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing enslaved people in the rebelling states.
However, word spread slowly and enforcement was often dependent on Union military forces being present.
However, word spread slowly and enforcement was often dependent on Union military forces being present.
“Peace in Union”
Reproduction of Thomas Nast’s painting of General Lee’s surrender to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.
“Peace in Union”
Reproduction of Thomas Nast’s painting of General Lee’s surrender to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865.
General Lee’s surrender to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia hastened the end of the war.
Peace was officially declared on May 9, 1865.
Peace was officially declared on May 9, 1865.
However, due to a lack of communication and in some cases, repression of the information by Southern slave holders, many enslaved people were unaware they had been freed.