Juneteenth: An American celebration of freedom
June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news:
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring, "all persons held as slaves" within rebellious states "are, and henceforth shall be free." However, it took 2 1/2 years for the word to reach Texas, the last bastion of Confederate power. It wasn't until June 19, 1865, when U.S. A . . .
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, declaring, "all persons held as slaves" within rebellious states "are, and henceforth shall be free." However, it took 2 1/2 years for the word to reach Texas, the last bastion of Confederate power. It wasn't until June 19, 1865, when U.S. A . . .