In Galveston…
It was 158 years ago today that General Gordon Granger of the United States Army read it to the people of Galveston, Texas.
General Orders No. 3 from the Headquarters District of Texas began:
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…
It wasn’t entirely true then.
It isn’t entirely true now.
But it’s something to work towards.
Happy Juneteenth, all.
Cite/link to this post: Judy G. Russell, “Happy Juneteenth!,” The Legal Genealogist (https://www.legalgenealogist.com/blog : posted 19 June 2023).
