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Juneteenth Celebrates Freedom Format_Board Books com Best Books of theIn 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people in Confederate States were legally free. But word traveled slowly during the Civil War. It wasnt until June 19, 1865more than two months after the war endedthat the good news finally reached Galveston, Texas. From that moment forward, June 19 became a day to celebrate freedomfirst in Texas and then across the country. How did Juneteenth develop over time, and what is the holidays