![A statue of a man holding the state law that made Juneteenth a state holiday is shown June 17, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The inscription on the statue reads: "On June 19, 1865, at the close of the Civil War, U.S. Army General Gordon Granger issued an order in Galveston stating that the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation was in effect. That event, later known as Juneteenth, marked the end of slavery in Texas." (David J. Phillip/AP) A statue of a man holding the state law that made Juneteenth a state holiday is shown June 17, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The inscription on the statue reads: "On June 19, 1865, at the close of the Civil War, U.S. Army General Gordon Granger issued an order in Galveston stating that the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation was in effect. That event, later known as Juneteenth, marked the end of slavery in Texas." (David J. Phillip/AP)](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ctc-l-juneteenth-01.jpg?w=132)
Cyraina Johnson-Roullier: Juneteenth expands upon the Fourth of July’s celebration of freedom
The true significance of Juneteenth and its claim on the idea of freedom is different from, yet just as important as, that of the Fourth of July.
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