Congress has just approved legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday. It is the day in 1865 when a Union General announced the end of slavery in Galveston, Texas two years after the Emanicipation Proclamation. Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talked with Dr. Arlisha Norwood, a history professar at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, about the significance of that date.
The full interview can be heard this Friday on Delmarva Today at 9 a.m. on WSDL 90.7 FM.