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lil  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: [Galveston]: A Photo Essay and Quiz

I always associated Galveston with the slave trade for some reason. Must have been something I read. Great pictures, btw.





NotPhil  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I always associated Galveston with the slave trade for some reason.

Juneteenth was the day the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced in Texas after General Granger arrived in Galveston.

lil  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Right! To be fair to Galvestonians, I should associate it with emancipation as much as with slavery.