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TED TalksAt the end of the Civil War, though slavery was technically illegal in all states, it still persisted in the last bastions of the Confederacy. This was the case when Union General Gordon Granger marched his troops into Galveston, Texas on June 19th and announced that all enslaved people there were officially free. In this TED-Ed animation, Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio dig into the history of Juneteenth. #TEDEd #Juneteenth #TEDTalk Educator - Karlos K. Hill, Soraya Field Fiorio Director - Rémi Cans, Atypicalist Narrator - Christina Greer Animator - Dabid Pascual Art Director - Marine Hennes
On the profile · Jun 17, 2026