Juneteenth: 15 Powerful Facts That Reveal The Holiday’s True History - Page 7
- By
Meg Butler
7. Why It Took So Long
Texas was the confederacy’s westernmost state, and back then news traveled slow. There just weren’t enough Union troops to relay or enforce the message. And those who did know were trying to secede and not inclined to recognize Lincoln’s authority.
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