EPISODE · Jun 19, 2026 · 1 MIN
June 19 - Juneteenth
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1865. That was the day that 2,000 Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas. They carried with them the news that those enslaved were now free. The Confederate General, Robert E. Lee had actually surrendered more than two months earlier.
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