Juneteenth has been considered America’s ‘second independence day’ since June 19, 1865, when Union Army General George Granger walked into Galveston and declared the last slaves in Texas free
Juneteenth, the day marking the emancipation of slaves in the US, was made a federal holiday last year.
President Joe Biden put pen to paper at the White House last June to sign the bill into law, with the second Juneteenth National Independence Day observed yesterday.
In the past, the day has…
