RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Good Friday
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Independence Day
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Juneteenth
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Memorial Day
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Detailed explanation-1: -As families emigrated from Texas to other parts of the United States, they carried Juneteenth celebrations with them. On January 1, 1980, Juneteenth officially became a Texas state holiday.
Detailed explanation-2: -Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2, 000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250, 000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as “Juneteenth, ” by the newly freed people in Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Galveston, Texas, is the birthplace of the Juneteenth holiday Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, “All slaves are free.” President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.