Dr. P On The Pod
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Dr. P On The Pod
Episode #163: A Reflection on Juneteenth with the Honorable Stephen D. Holmes
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Season 2
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Episode 163
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.