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Jul 9, 2019 · In what is now known as Juneteenth, on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrive in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War is over and slavery in the United States is abolished. A mix of June ...
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Texas’ first African American High School opened in 1885 with the influence of Norris Wright Cuney, a community leader. The first high school was in a rented building at 16th Street and Avenue L. In 1893, the Galveston School Board bought land between 26th and 27th streets on Avenue M and architect Nicolas Clayton designed the building. In ...
- The History of Juneteenth
- General Orders, Number 3
- Celebrations, Processions, Picnics, and Parades
- Texas Historical Commission Marker
Two and a half years later, in June of 1865, more than two thousand Federal soldiers of the 13th Army Corps arrived in Galveston, and with them were Major General Gordon Granger, Commanding Officer, District of Texas. Granger delivered to Galveston General Orders, No. 3. The order informed all Texans that, in accordance with a Proclamation from the...
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, becomes that between employer and hired labor. The...
As African-Americans from Galveston and Texas migrated to other areas of the country, they took Juneteenth with them. Today the nineteenth of June is celebrated in more than 200 cities throughout the United States. In Galveston and elsewhere, Juneteenth is observed with speeches and song, picnics, parades, and exhibits of African-American history a...
In 2014, the Texas Historical Commissionplaced a subject marker at the corner of 22nd and Strand, near the location of the Osterman Building, where General Granger and his men first read General Orders, No. 3. The marker reads: Commemorated annually on June 19th, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. The Emanc...
Aug 23, 2021 · T. ake a closer look at the history of enslavement on the Texas coast with a new digital exhibit, Facing the Gulf: Learning Stories of Slavery in Galveston, 1816-1865.. From Jean Laffite’s reign of piracy to the era of the Confederate government, the forced migrations, financial transactions, and labor exploitation of enslaved people in Galveston played a significant role in the development ...
Jun 17, 2022 · By the time Granger arrived in Galveston with more than 2,000 troops to enforce the end of slavery in Texas, two and a half years has passed since President Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Galveston celebrates Juneteenth with reenactment of Texas' end to slavery. Rose Caballero closes her eyes as she takes in the reading of the Juneteenth proclamation as others video the annual ...
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Jun 20, 2022 · Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.
