On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger informed the enslaved people in Texas of their freedom and emancipation. Granger is buried in the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky. There is no mention of his now famous role anywhere on his monument. #juneteenth pic.twitter.com/5RQXbUiWdw

— Kenny Bishop (@kennybishop) June 19, 2022