Emancipation Proclamation

Lufkin Juneteenth Celebration Starts Saturday
Lufkin Juneteenth Celebration Starts Saturday
Lufkin Juneteenth Celebration Starts Saturday
Juneteenth -- June 19th -- is the anniversary of the official ending of slavery in the United States.  It was on that date in 1865 that Union Army General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, and proclaimed the Emancipation Proclamation that abolished slavery and freed the slaves in the 10 Confederate states.