On June 19, 1865, the last United States enslaved people were freed. Even though President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Decree in January 1863, thousands of enslaved Black men and women in Texas were not granted liberation until federal forces arrived in the state to enforce the order on June 19, 1865. After the approval of the Thirteenth Amendment in December of that year, slavery .
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WILLIAMSBURG — Colonial Williamsburg is offering free admission to the historic area and Art Museums on both June 19 and July 4 in honor of Juneteenth and…