Juneteenth 2026 – Freedom Day!

admin2 — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:59:10 +0000

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19^th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.

Later attempts to explain this two and a half year delay in the receipt of this important news have yielded several versions that have been handed down through the years. Often told is the story of a messenger who was murdered on his way to Texas with the news of freedom. Another is that the news was deliberately withheld by the enslavers to maintain the labor force on the plantations. And still another is that federal troops actually waited for the slave owners to reap the benefits of one last cotton harvest before going to Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. All of which, or none of these versions could be true. Certainly, for some, President Lincoln’s authority over the rebellious states was in question. Whatever the reasons, conditions in Texas remained status quo well beyond what was statutory.

The above information is from Juneteenth.com. To learn more about this important holiday, go to Juneteenth.com.

Many Charlottesville Juneteenth events are listed at CharlottesvilleFamily.com and VisitCharlottesville.com.

Happily Juneteenth is now an official national holiday!

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Thanks to Pepsi CVA for Their Support!

admin2 — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:18:08 +0000

Jay Jessup (pictured with his daughter Amy) of Pepsi of Central Virginia (PCVA) has offered his support, first with a very reasonably priced home for the Virginia Radio Coop and non-commercial radio stations Real Oldies 97.9 WREN, R&B & Hip-Hop 101.3 Jamz and Rock Hits 92.3 that helped us get a start on our thus 10 years of service to the Charlottesville area. Of course 10 years is nothing as compared with PCVA’s 118 years as one of Charlottesville and Central Virginia’s oldest businesses! We also want to thank PCVA for over 10 years of support through underwriting announcements. That has helped a lot too! And that is just a tiny piece of the support that PCVA provides to charities and non-profits in Central Virginia.

For more on Pepsi of Central Virginia, take a look at their website where you will find a short “time line” history of their company.

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Juneteenth 2026 – Freedom Day!

Thanks to Pepsi CVA for Their Support!