Calif. Gov. Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Juneteenth Day of Observance
June 19, 2021
June 19, 2021
SACRAMENTO, California, June 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation:
Juneteenth commemorates an extraordinary moment in our nation's history.
On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger led troops into Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the insidious institution of slavery. Thousands of enslaved people in Texas - among the last to learn of their liberation - tasted hard-won freedom for the first time. Th . . .
Juneteenth commemorates an extraordinary moment in our nation's history.
On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger led troops into Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and the insidious institution of slavery. Thousands of enslaved people in Texas - among the last to learn of their liberation - tasted hard-won freedom for the first time. Th . . .