June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas.
Join in the celebration of Juneteen.
Every year, people all over the United States come together on June 19th to celebrate the end of slavery.
Still the joy of that amazing day has never been forgotten.
It took two months for word to reach Texas.
Freedom! Slavery had ended! The Civil War had actually ended in April.
Then a message arrived.
African American slaves worked in fields, in barns, and in the homes of the white people who owned them.
June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas