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This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.
The home of Juneteenth: Texas town that's behind the holiday where America's last slaves were emancipated. In 1865, Union troops arrived on these shores to free the remaining slaves ...
Juneteenth: A Texas tradition. Dock Jackson. Often I am asked, “Exactly what is Juneteenth, and why do you celebrate it?” Many youth, and several of my friends from other states, ...
Juneteenth was not formally recognised in Texas, where the order was delivered, until 1979. It was the first state to do so. The date is now recognised in nearly all states and was designated a ...
Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...
This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. When Juneteenth became a federal holiday, a year and a ...
Her family in Texas own a former Confederate plantation. Every year, she said, her father hosts a giant Juneteenth celebration to gather and teach the community about its history.
Juneteenth has enjoyed something of a resurgence in the eighties as it continues to be a mirror for black social and political attitudes. In 1979 black legislators, noting that Texas still ...
Even though it is the birthplace of Juneteenth, in recognition of June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people were freed in Texas — 2 ½ years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...
Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...