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Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, almost two months after general Robert E. Lee , the Confederate General,surrendered at Appomattox, Va., Gordon Granger, a Union general, went to Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African Americans that the Civil War had ended and they were free.General Granger’s announcement put into effect the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued nearly two and a half years earlier, on Jan. 1, 1863, by President Abraham Lincoln. Recently declared a National Holiday Juneteenth is becoming more widely celebrated in the US. Typical Juneteenth celebrations can range from picnics with typical bbq foods or celebrations of the heritage of many African Americans. The South Africa braai, is a BBQ that is a very serious ritual. It’s a national sport of sorts, seen everyday all over this country. It’s usually done over coals and wood, however we have adapted to gas in the US.
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