Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an American holiday celebrated annually on June 19. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union general Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas, that all previously enslaved people in Texas were free.
Today in this virtual celebration we feature a discussion with Marianne Schroer of the African American Heritage Society about Juneteenth and the Cake Walk in Franklin.