The National Archives holds a wealth of material documenting the African American experience and highlights these resources online, in programs, and through traditional and social media. Explore our records documenting African American History through the African American Research page and within the National Archives Catalog. Juneteenth On June 19, 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued …

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