Juneteenth celebrations will begin in Texas and several states throughout the nation on Thursday, June 19.
The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the arrival of Major Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas on June 19th, 1865 with news that the Civil War was over and Texas slaves were free.
Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the Civil War ended, approximately 250,000 slaves in Texas were unaware of either, still working and living without freedom.
The day, which later became known as Juneteenth, has been a celebration for African-Americans ever since. According to the Web site juneteenth.com, Juneteenth celebrations are scheduled in most if not all states. Although it is a celebration for many, it is a sign of the end of the greatest injustice in American history.
For more People News, please go to http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsList.aspx?cat=14&wcat=16
About YourFindit
YourFindit Community is a social, music and business networking community. It caters to individuals providing them with a wealth of tools that enable them to create their own web site within YourFindit and display their content. Members can create free profiles that include an About Me, Background and Lifestyle, Videos, Music, Blogs, Photos, their unique URL and network with other members inside the community. YourFindit provides each member the opportunity to reserve an exclusive profile displaying only ads they upload on their pages. Members have the right to sell their advertising space to advertisers.
To create your YourFindit profile sign up and within minutes you too can have your People profile running your ads and building your network with new members daily.
YourFindit profile where Your space is really Your Space
Join the brand-new social networking community, YourFindit, and create your profile
