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Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to ...

The Indiana National Guard has deleted past social media posts celebrating Black History Month, Juneteenth, Women's History Month and other cultural celebrations, as part of a new Department of ...