
US Rep. Filemon Vela @RepFilemonVela
#OnThisDay on June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that slaves were now free. Since then, June 19th has been celebrated as #Juneteenth across the United States. #TodayIsJuneteenth https://t.co/3IeyJSAQQY — PolitiTweet.org