"On June 19th, 1865, the Union soldiers,
led by Major General Gordon Granger,
landed at Galveston, Texas with news
that the war had ended and that the
enslaved were now free. Note: Two and
a half years after President Lincoln's
Emancipation Proclamation - January 1,
1863. The Emancipation Proclamation
had little impact on the Texans due to
the minimal number of Union troops to
enforce the Executive Order. With the
surrender of General Lee in April, 1865,
and the arrival of General Granger's
regiment, the forces were finally strong
enough to influence and overcome the
resistance." juneteenth.com
Such joy and sorrow in one fell swoop!
'Tis a bit along the lines of learning you
won the lotto when you're on your death
bed. Nonetheless, we future generations
have come to appreciate and celebrate
that good finally prevailed over bad.
Little by little, the wrongs of yesteryear
are being corrected. There have been
many mistakes made, many errors in
judgement and often due to ignorance.
We, the living of today, must strive to
make us whole, to heal the wounds of
the past; pray that future generations
best our feeble attempts in all manners
and ways.
my heart bleeds for us
years of wrongs must end
wish away sorrow
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