Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...
Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," called for unity and hope in a letter to President Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.