Dr. Mother Love & Cool TLC: Juneteenth celebrations, remembrance, Our Ancestor

June 19, 1865 — months after the Civil War ended and more than 2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved people — Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free 250,000 people still held in bondage. The arrival of Major General Gordon Granger and his troops signaled that the Federal Government would not relent until the last enslaved people in America were free. On Juneteenth, we commemorate that day & honor the tireless work of abolitionists who made it their mission to deliver the promise for all Americans.  We honor the generations of activists who have advanced the need for our Nation to recognize Juneteenth as a way to reconcile our past as we build a new American future together. June 19, marks the 3rd time Juneteenth is observed nationwide as a federal holiday. A commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth is also called Freedom Day/ Emancipation Day, with its roots dating back more than 150 years.
POTUS said "Importantly, making Juneteenth a Federal holiday was only one part of my Administration’s efforts to advance racial equity and ensure that America lives up to its highest ideals.