
Buffalo Soldiers Clark Page, Sgt. Maj. James Williams and James Reed Faulkner lead a march from the Old Galveston County Courthouse to Reedy Chapel AME Church during a Juneteenth celebration June 19, 2012 in Galveston. Photo by Kevin M. Cox
Isle celebrates 150 years of emancipation
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, newly arrived in Galveston with his occupying army, circulated General Order No. 3 stating unequivocally “all slaves are free.” It was the last place in the former Confederacy to put emancipation into effect. [Read more…]