Juneteenth - Emancipation Day
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For 2 1/2 yrs, approximately 250,000 Texan slaves had no idea their freedom had been secured by the government based on a stipulation in the Emancipation Proclamation effective Jan 1st 1863.
Until on June 19th 1865 (JUNETEENTH) when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in TX, 2 mos after the Civil War ended, and issued General Orders No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.”
Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
*Unisex - Ladies order a size down*
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/y² (153 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, or Nicaragua
Until on June 19th 1865 (JUNETEENTH) when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in TX, 2 mos after the Civil War ended, and issued General Orders No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.”
Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
*Unisex - Ladies order a size down*
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/y² (153 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, or Nicaragua