Galveston, Texas: Where Juneteenth started.⁣ ⁣ On Monday, June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom. That day of liberation became known as Juneteenth, when the Emancipation Proclamation was announced by Union troops in Galveston, Texas.⁣ ⁣ This year, Juneteenth became a national holiday in the U.S. to commemorate the end of chattel slavery.⁣ ⁣ Images in order:⁣ ⁣ 1.) Galveston and its surrounding areas as seen from the space shuttle Atlantis in 1985⁣ ⁣ 2.) Galveston Bay is entirely visible in this image taken aboard the International Space Station (iss) in 2019 ⁣ 3.) Nighttime image ⁣taken by the Expedition 36 crew aboard the iss in 2013, showing most of the metropolitan areas of Texas, with Galveston in the lower right corner⁣ ⁣ Credits: NASA⁣ ⁣ #Juneteenth #Galveston #History #ViewsFromSpace #FromAbove