Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas in 1980. It was devoted specifically as a Juneteenth celebration site and is still around to this day. In 1872, when faced with backlash for their pilgrimage back to the island city, a group of Black Americans purchased 10 acres of land in Houston and named it Emancipation Park. In 1866, thousands traveled back to Galveston on June 19 in recognition of their newfound freedom, calling the gathering Jubilee Day. Upon hearing the news, former slaves became free Americans by executive decree, and many migrated north in search of new lives and in hopes of reuniting their families torn apart by slavery. 3, which announced the news of the Proclamation. General Granger, and his Union troops, marched to Texas and issued General Order No. On this day in 1865, over 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas received news of their freedom, marking the official end of the Civil War.Īlthough the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in early 1863, many Black Americans were kept enslaved in the western-most Confederate states like Texas. Today’s Doodle, illustrated by father-son artist duo Jerome and Jeromyah Jones, commemorates Juneteenth, an annual federal holiday that celebrates the liberation of Black enslaved people in the United States. Here is what Google wrote on the Doodle page: Here are the two previous Google Juneteenth Doodles, from 20: Here is the Father's Day logo from earlier today on : Here is a video of how the Google Juneteenth Doodle works, showing the celebration in the Google Search results page after you click on the Doodle: 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for enslaved people in Texas. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the announcement of General Order No. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Then Google later on today, June 19th, replaced the Father's Day Doodle with the Juneteenth Doodle. Google first placed the Father's Day logo up on early this morning and for some yesterday. Today is both Father's Day and Juneteenth and Google had both logos on its home page for the day.

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