Juneteenth is a portmanteau that combines the words June and nineteenth to commemorate the date that Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston (June 19, 1865) to proclaim freedom for enslaved people some two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the United States (FCR Photo)
FLOYD COUNTY, TX – Banks, government offices, and the post office will be closed today during Juneteenth.
Though Texas has long celebrated the day, two years ago, President Joe Biden signed proclaimed the day a Federal Holiday.
Juneteenth is a portmanteau that combines the words June and nineteenth to commemorate the date that Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston (June 19, 1865) to proclaim freedom for enslaved people some two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the United States.
This is the last federal holiday until the observance of Independence Day (July 4, 2023), and now one of eleven recognized days on the calendar.
