Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States .
NBC’s Janell Ross helps us understand the origins of the holiday and what it
means today.
On June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger stood on
the balcony of the Ashton Villa in Galveston
and said, in part, "In accordance with a proclamation, all slaves are
free."
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