Juneteenth General Order No. 3 Crew Socks

National Archives Store Exclusive Mid-calf crew sock Unisex Mens size 6-11, womens size 7 1/2 -12 Made of 70% cotton, 28% polyester, 2% elastic Machine wash cold, dry inside out Product Description Learn More These crew socks are made in the U.S.A. exclusively for the National Archives Store. General Order No. 3 announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free on June 19, 1865. This day eventually became known as Juneteenth. Our socks are a stylish homage to freedom. The original document is a journal entry stretching across two pages. You can see a digital version of the original in NARA's online catalog here. On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln’s historic Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free. Granger commanded the Headquarters District of Texas, and his troops had arrived in Galveston the previous