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All slaves are free.
Those four words took two years — after the Emancipation Proclamation — to reach the ears of the last remaining enslaved people in America. Known as “General Order No. 3,” the message was delivered to the people of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Since then, the occasion became known as Juneteenth and spurred celebrations of Black freedom across the globe. Festivities popped up across New Mexico throughout the week, including on Saturday, when dozens took to Santa Fe Plaza and Roosevelt Park in Albuquerque — dancing and playing instruments to commemorate the holiday. In Albuquerque, where food like jambalaya, gumbo and barbecue baked beans were served up, organizer Selinda Guerrero said, “breaking bread together is how we bond, that is what we do as people of color.”
