On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger led federal troops to Galveston. They came to announce that the Civil War had ended, and slaves had been freed. Juneteenth became a state holiday in 1980 after the late Texas State Rep. Al Edwards introduced legislation. Edwards died in April, and a Juneteenth memorial service was was held in his honor at the historic Ashton Villa in Galveston. In Houston, rapper Trae tha Truth organized a Juneteenth Ride for Justice, families celebrated at Emancipation park, and many attended a Black Lives Matter Juneteenth bike ride starting from Guadalupe Park. (Photos by Doogie Roux)
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