Dr. P On The Pod

Episode #163: A Reflection on Juneteenth with the Honorable Stephen D. Holmes

June 15, 2022 Season 2 Episode 163
Dr. P On The Pod
Episode #163: A Reflection on Juneteenth with the Honorable Stephen D. Holmes
Show Notes


The Honorable Stephen D. Holmes of Galveston, TX, reflects on the history of Juneteenth when Union soldier Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the Confederate army had surrendered and that enslaved Black people in the state were free by executive decree.