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General Gordon Granger, on June 19, 1865 was the general who announced the order that freed the slaves

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General Gordon Granger, on June 19, 1865 was the general who announced the order that freed the slaves

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General Gordon Granger announced "The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free."

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June 19, 1865 Was Independence Day For Enslaved Texans

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General  Gordon Granger
He set slaves free and also help them keep jobs by having the sighn a contract that they will work on the farms or           Plantations.

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General Gordon Granger was the general who announced the order that has freed slaves on June 19,1865.

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General Gordon Granger was the general who announced the order that has freed slaves on June 19,1865.

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Alicja

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June 19th, 1865 is when many slaves were freed. A lot of people were happy about it but some white men and women were upset. There were a lot of acts of violence.

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He resigned his position with the U.S military in April 1861, and quickly shot up the ranks in the Confederate Army. He did so by distinguishing himself in several major battles.

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June 19, 1865 when people celebrated the relise of slaves

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General Gordon Granger made history in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 when he issued General Order No. 3. He declared, "The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free." The announcement was delivered as the Civil War was coming to an end. That day, known as Juneteenth, is still celebrated today by the descendants of slaves.

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On June 19th, 1865, many celebrated the freedom of the slaves.

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On June 19th, 1865, Many celebrated the freedom of the slaves. Many people till this day celebrate this day.

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On Juneteenth people celebrate the official freeing of slaves. Not on the day of the Declaration of independence because slaves were not actually freed till June 19th 1965.

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General Gordon Granger:
He set slaves free, and also supply them with jobs by working on farms and plantations.

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General Gordon Granger set the slaves free. He still encouraged the slaves to work on plantations, but only after they signed contracts. July 4th was meaningless to the freed slaves since they didn’t get released at that time.

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On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger announced ,  "The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free." This day is known as Juneteenth. It is still celebrated by descendants of slaves today.

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June 19,1865 was when slaves were freed

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On June 19th, 1865 is when General Gordon Granger announced that all slaves are to be set free.

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General Gordon Granger is the person who set the slaves free. He gave them jobs too!

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Laila
General Granger set the slaves free and gave them jobs so that they could support themselves and be independent.

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General Gordon Granger declared on June 19th, 1865 that all slaves were free as the Civil War was ending.

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On June 19th, 1865, General Granger set the slaves free and gave each and every one of them jobs and a pay raise so they could live happy

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There were a lot of slaves in June 19 1865

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June 19th was when general gordon announced  that slaves were going to be free

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In June 19 General Gorden Granger announced that all slaves would have their freedom.

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On June 19th, General Granger announced that all slaves would be free.