EPISODE · Jun 16, 2022 · 25 MIN
Episode #163: A Reflection on Juneteenth with the Honorable Stephen D. Holmes
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The Honorable Stephen D. Holmes of Galveston, TX, reflects on the history of Juneteenth when Union soldier Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the Confederate army had surrendered and that enslaved Black people in the state were free by executive decree.
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The Honorable Stephen D. Holmes of Galveston, TX, reflects on the history of Juneteenth when Union soldier Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the Confederate army had surrendered and that enslaved Black people in the state were free by executive decree.
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Episode #163: A Reflection on Juneteenth with the Honorable Stephen D. Holmes
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