# Juneteenth Is the Story of a Freedom Withheld

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/juneteenth-is-the-story-of-a-freedom-withheld/
- Published: 2025-06-19T09:30:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Riki32 via Pixabay. Opinion article by Damien Davis. Hyperallergic – June 18, 2025. When the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, it brought with it General Order No. 3 — news of emancipation that had been technically in effect for more than two years. For many enslaved Black people in Texas, that day marked the first official recognition of a freedom they had never been allowed to claim. […] Click here to view original web page at www.hyperallergic.com