The Beautiful Feet of Galveston
On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger stepped onto the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and read aloud General Order No....
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Isaiah 52:7-10.
On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger stepped onto the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and read aloud General Order No. 3. His voice carried words that two hundred fifty thousand enslaved men, women, and children had been legally entitled to hear for two and a half years: "All slaves are free." The Emancipation Proclamation had been signed in January 1863.…
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