Unite and celebrate

Source Summary

Celebrations in Fayette County will mark the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached its full promise. Juneteenth observances will take place in Connellsville and Uniontown over several days this week. The annual holiday celebrates the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with General Order No. 3, informing residents [...]