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Juneteenth in the kitchen

News of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, signed in 1863, did not reach Galveston, Texas, for two years, five months and 15 days. News arrived via horseback and contained the following: The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an […]

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