[Pearls Before Swine]

Of course I knew that there was a certain day in 1863 that Lincoln proclaimed that the slaves were free, even though the Confederacy still existed. But, I’d never heard of it referred to as “Juneteenth.”

That is, until it was an excuse to say how insensitive and racial it was for Trump to plan a rally on the anniversary of Lincoln’s proclamation. And, that, although it hadn’t been nationally celebrated for 155 years, it was of the utmost importance that it become a National Holiday.

So, the answer to the original question of “When did I know?” is just... a few days.

[a fool in paradise]

Juneteenth isn’t a date tied to Lincoln. It is when someone from the Union delivered a proclamation in Galveston Texas that the slaves were free. This came after the end of the civil war.

That occurred on June 19th and subsequently that date was celebrated by the black community. It is the oldest and longest running tradition to celebrate the end of slavery.

[a fool in paradise]

Did you enjoy a picnic and the company of friends Friday?

Anceo Francisco with Billy Campbell and Band - Juneteenth Boogie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRNDfD4vg0o

[Deaf Smith]

"When did I know?"

You still do not know.

The date of Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation has nothing to with Juneteenth.

[Deaf Smith]

FYI...

One has to search other than Google to find the list of General Granger's General Orders he gave in Galveston (Texas y'all) in 1865.

Google will not allow that complete search. Only for General Order #3.

[Labyrinthos]

Of course I knew that there was a certain day in 1863 that Lincoln proclaimed that the slaves were free, even though the Confederacy still existed. But, I’d never heard of it referred to as “Juneteenth.”

Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, which was supposed to free the slaves in the Confederate states -- but not the states that remained in the Union, like Delaware and Maryland, where slavery continued until the enactment of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 18, 1865. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in Texas, the slave owners in Texas never received the memo and/or there were not enough Union troops in Texas to enforce the EP, and as a result the slaves in Texas did not receive freedom until June 19, 1865, when word finally arrived in Texas that the war was over.