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    U.S. National Archives Unearths Original Juneteenth Order

    "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free," states General Order No. 3.
    by Laurel Wamsley Jun 19, 2020 3 minutes
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    Updated at 7:48 p.m. ET

    General Order No. 3 doesn't use the exalted language of some other documents central to American history.

    But for the generations of African Americans who have celebrated Juneteenth, General Order No. 3 is so powerful that it is sometimes read aloud to mark the occasion, alongside or instead of the Emancipation Proclamation.

    The order, issued in Galveston on June 19, 1865, by U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, informed the people of Texas that

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