The History Behind Juneteenth: What It Meant Then and Where We Are Now

President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, which dictated that all slaves in the rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” But the law only mattered on paper. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With a limited number of Union Army troops (U.S. Army) on the ground, Major General Gordon Granger, […]