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What: An event from Austin Area Urban League complete with a slingshot showcase, children's activities, a comedy show, live music and free food. Black Makers Market When: June 15 from noon to 6 p.m.
When did Junteenth become a federal holiday?
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
Texas seceded from the United States in 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America on the eve of the American Civil War. It replaced the pro-Union governor, Sam Houston, in the process. During the war, slavery in Texas was little affected, and prices for enslaved people remained high until the last few months of the war.
Most slaves in Texas were brought by white families from the south. Some enslaved blacks came through the domestic slave trade, which was centered in the city of New Orleans . Most enslaved blacks in Texas were forced into unskilled labor as field hands in the production of cotton, corn, and sugar.
Alan Freeman, 61, who grew up celebrating Juneteenth in Texas, where it originated, recalled neighborhood block parties, grabbing plates of food from just about anyone’s house, and utter joy.
Galveston Texas June 19th 1865. General Orders No. 3. The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them be
As Juneteenth rolls around, many Americans are celebrating the ending of slavery in the United States — and some for […] The origins of Juneteenth: History, celebrations and more Skip to main ...