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The Origins of Juneteenth

RadioWest

Jun 16, 202649:30Arts

Enslaved African-Americans in Texas didn’t learn they’d been freed until weeks after the Civil War officially ended — when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to break the news.

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The Origins of Juneteenth is an episode from RadioWest. Enslaved African-Americans in Texas didn’t learn they’d been freed until weeks after the Civil War officially ended — when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to break th...

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Published Jun 16, 2026, 49:30 long, audio available.