Dr. Rose Caballero, equal employment opportunity chief at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, speaks at the 156th Galveston Juneteenth Celebration in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 2021. Juneteenth—June 19, 1865--marks the official end of slavery in Texas—June 19, 1865—when Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced General Order No. 3, proclaiming and enforcing the freedom of enslaved people in Texas.
