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Interesting Facts <br/>About Juneteenth.<br/>Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, marks the <br/>day General Gordon Granger announced to <br/>slaves in Galveston, Texas, that they were free.<br/>Here are some things to <br/>know about the historic event.<br/>President Abraham Lincoln <br/>issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, <br/>two and a half years prior to Granger's announcement, <br/>but slaves in Texas were not aware that they were free.<br/>The migration of freedpeople to northern<br/>regions or to track down family members <br/>became known as “the scatter.”.<br/>Juneteenth was recognized <br/>as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021.<br/>The Juneteenth flag is full of symbolism, <br/>with the bursting “new star” representing <br/>a new freedom and a new people