Slavery ended on April 14, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. However, the North cut the South's access to the Internet, and the message did not reach Texas until June 19th, 1865.
You would not believe the quizzical looks I get from people...lol. My 10YO grandson nailed it: "Opa, there was no internet back then."
The way I hear it slavery ended in 1863 with the Emancipation Proclamation and “somehow it took two years to reach Texas”.
But as you point out it was only 2 months after the end of the Civil War.
And Texas was not the last state to still have men held in slavery.
It is a day of freedom (at least in Texas) and should be okay for anyone to celebrate.
STILL need recognition for the Victims of Communism.
Victims of Communism Memorial Day | Victims of Communismhttps://victimsofcommunism.org › memory › voc-day
Each year on November 7, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation marks National Day for the Victims of Communism to remember those who have
302: Expressing support for designation of August 23 as Black Ribbon Day to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes,” proposing that the United States Congress adopts Black Ribbon Day “to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes.”
Black Ribbon Day - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Black_Ribbon_Day
Slavery ended with the 13th Amendment to the United States of America on December 6, 1865.
Section 1
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Juneteenth is a day commemorating the Republican defeat of the Democrat institution of slavery.