Juneteenth got its start from proclamation of NY native Gord

Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army, a native of Wayne County in New York, announced in Texas that the slaves there were free on June 19, 1865.

Related Keywords

United States , Mexico , New York , Wayne County , Genesee Valley Park , Texas , New Mexico , Sodus , Rochester , American , Frederick Douglass , Herb Smith , Myra Brown , Gloria Johnson Hovey , Katherine Kat , Frank Smith , Jim Memmott , Ryan Johnson , Gordon Granger , Zanna Bradley , Josh Morgan , Department Of Texas On , United States Military Academy At West Point , Spiritus Christi Church , Gordon Grangerof The Union Army , Rochester International Jazz Fest , Rochester City School District , Challenger Community News In Buffalo , African American Civil War Museum , How Sodus , Rochester Democrat , Gordon Grangerof , Union Army , Rochester City School , New York City , Tops Friendly Market , Challenger Community News , Baden Street Park , Minister Florence , Street Park , International Jazz Fest , Major General Gordon Granger , United States Military Academy , West Point ,