This Day in History: Juneteenth celebrated as TX slaves freed

(WDBJ) - June 19, 1865:

Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over; freeing the enslaved on this day in 1885.

The event is now celebrated nationwide as Juneteenth.

Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is celebrating the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America with a year-long look at our country called “We the People”.