call juneteenth. because, you see, that day was not the end of slavery in america. yes, on that day the enslaved people of galveston, texas, learned that they were free, but in fact 2 1/2 years earlier the emancipation praubgmation ended slavery in the confederation. think about that. for more than two years the enslaved people of texas were kept in servitude. for more than two years they were intentionally kept from their freedom, for more than two years. and then on that summer day, 156 years ago, the enslaved people of texas learned the news. they learned that they were free, and they claimed their