Libertarian Party Celebrates Juneteenth, Self-Ownership
June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release:
On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, General Gordon Granger issued the following order:
"The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them . . .
On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, General Gordon Granger issued the following order:
"The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them . . .