City Of Boston: Celebrating Juneteenth In Boston

Boston MA

14 June, 2021

2:04 PM

Description

Press release from the City of Boston: June 14, 2021 Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Union soldiers, led by General Gordon Granger, reached Galveston, Texas. They announced to the state that the Civil War was over and that all enslaved persons had been declared free. This press release was produced by the City of Boston. The views expressed here are the author's own.