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A view of a section of the 1865 Juneteenth General Order No. 3 that is displayed by the Dallas Historical Society at the Fair Park Hall of State in Dallas, Friday, June 6, 2025.
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It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed òòò½ÊÓƵ” after Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincolnòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Emancipation Proclamation. Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, that day in 1865 when a Union officer announced liberation. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of historyòòò½ÊÓƵ™s darkest chapters with joy òòò½ÊÓƵ” such as parades or cookouts. It would take another century and a half and lots of rallying until President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. This year will be the first Juneteenth under the second Trump administration, which has banned DEI initiatives including Black history content.
