Juneteenth is a time for celebration and of reflection for those of African American heritage; the direct descendants of enslaved Africans in America, the last of whom were not freed until June 19, 1865. A large concentration of still enslaved people was in Galveston, Texas and news of the Civil War being over did not officially reach them until June 19, 1865, over two years since the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. The enslavers knew, they just refused to obey th