Senator Ted Cruz @SenTedCruz
Today marks 155 years since June 19th, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston, TX, that the Civil War was over & enslaved people were now free. #Juneteenth is a reminder of our promise to uphold the revolutionary belief that 'all men are created equal.' — PolitiTweet.org
Smithsonian NMAAHC @NMAAHC
#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two ye… https://t.co/xvcFUzXyTz