![]() 3, which unambiguously declared: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” ![]() Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. The name-a combination of June and 19th-derives from the June 19, 1865, military order that declared an end to slavery in Texas. The celebration of Juneteenth-for long a solely Texas event-has spread across the country in recent years. Association of Former Members of Congress called “Can Congress Reform Itself Again?” Our moderator will be Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, and panelists will include current and former Members of Congress Joining Jean in conversation is Warren Finch, director of the George Bush Presidential Library.Īnd on Wednesday, June 9, at 1 p.m., we will present a program in partnership with the U.S. Bush’s chief of staff, Jean Becker, will tell us about her book on the Bush post-Presidency: The Man I Knew. On Tuesday, June 8, at 7 p.m., former President George H.W. I’m David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and it's my pleasure to welcome you to today’s virtual author lecture with Annette Gordon-Reed, author of On Juneteenth.īefore we begin, though, I’d like to tell you about two upcoming programs you can view on our YouTube channel. Greetings from the National Archives’ flagship building in Washington, DC, which sits on the ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank peoples. ![]()
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