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The Civil War battle of Milliken's Bend, showing African-American soldiers holding their ground against a Confederate attack, as imagined by an artist from Harper's Weekly, published July 4, 1863.
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Two Mississippi Museums – coming in June

Milliken's Bend Posted on March 31, 2025 by Milliken's BendMarch 31, 2025

Looking forward to speaking at the Two Mississippi Museums on June 18, celebrating Juneteenth and telling about Milliken’s Bend’s role in the Freedom Story. Details here. Part of the “History is Lunch” series.

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Juneteenth: Seizing freedom

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 19, 2024 by Milliken's BendJune 17, 2024

Long before the enslaved of Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom through Union General Gordon Granger’s General Orders No. 3, issued on June 19, 1865, now celebrated as “Juneteenth,” the enslaved men, women, and children of northeast Louisiana seized their more »

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Juneteenth: Celebrate and Remember

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 19, 2023 by Milliken's BendJune 18, 2023

Juneteenth is a storied and noteworthy day in the African American Freedom Story. But no single day “freed the slaves.” And slavery continued for a brief time, legally, even after June 19, 1865. It was not until the 13th Amendment more »

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John Gordon, veteran and freedman

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 20, 2022 by Milliken's BendJune 20, 2022

John Gordon’s complete pension file – now available online! Nearly 300 pages!

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Posted in Black history, Emancipation, Primary sources, Related works, Slavery | Tagged 11th Louisiana Infantry, black troops, John Gordon, Juneteenth, pensions, USCT | Leave a reply

Juneteenth came early in Louisiana

Milliken's Bend Posted on June 7, 2022 by Milliken's BendJune 6, 2022

Juneteenth may be celebrated later this month, but two years before June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston learned of their freedom – Black men in Union blue claimed and won their freedom on the banks of the Mississippi River more »

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