KLA 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration

On Thursday, June 19th we will be having our 3rd annual Juneteenth celebration. Many of you you may have never heard of or celebrated Juneteenth. This holiday is more commonly celebrated among African Americans in Texas and down south, so it's true that people from all walks of life are not familiar with this celebration.

 

WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? Juneteenth or June 19, 1865, is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3, on June 19, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.