Texas was the last stop for Gen. Gordon Granger as he delivered Order No. 3 from President Abraham Lincoln declaring that all slaves were free.
The slaves who stayed after their release danced, ate and drank whiskey. The next day they woke up with a big headache. They realized that they had nothing — no money, no place to live, no job to go to. Most of them did not know where their family members were. They were homeless. Homeless people today are getting a feeling for how Black Americans feel about their treatment from White America. ...