Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State

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Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

"...and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans..." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 19, 2019

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Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State @CTSotS

"Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended... " — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 19, 2019

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"...due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 19, 2019