@tedtoks: At the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confederacy. This was the case when Union General Gordon Granger marched his troops into Galveston, Texas on June 19th and announced that all enslaved people there were officially free. In this TED-Ed animation, Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio dig into the history of Juneteenth. #TEDEd #Juneteenth #TEDTalk Educator - Karlos K. Hill, Soraya Field Fiorio Director - Rémi Cans, Atypicalist Narrator - Christina Greer Animator - Dabid Pascual Art Director - Marine Hennes

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Shalon Amaranth :

so many people don't understand Juneteenth and they should

2026-06-17 23:13:01

B. Velociraptor 🇵🇸✊🍉 :

Now this is history!!! Real history that we should be teaching are youth. 🔥💯✨

2026-06-17 22:44:37

Dawn of the Diabolical Gemini :

Even though Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation doesn’t mean he wanted us to stay in its boarders. He sent some to cow island and was planning to send some to Liberia.

2026-06-17 21:49:22

NiceOkhmm :

Thank you for educating us. I really hope more Americans can learn this

2026-06-17 22:05:23

ferlytate :

This isn't real history! Where my pragerU at?! Where are my parental right?!

2026-06-18 01:16:27

heidrow66gmail.com :

Here comes Juneteenth!!!! Don’t challenge a brave woman fighting for her child’s freedom!!!!

2026-06-17 22:13:26

itybity00 :

❤️❤️❤️

2026-06-17 23:31:33

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