Henry Clay Gray, former editor of the Galveston Test, to take editorial charge of Richard Nelson's Freeman's Journal (1891). As I said, Gray either coined "Juneteenth" or knew who did. 6/
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Richard Nelson, editor of the Galveston Freeman's Journal, is a speaker on Emancipation Day (1890). 5/
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Clipping found in The Houston Post published in Houston, Texas on 7/27/1891. Henry Clay Gray & Richard Nelson and his Freeman's Journal of Galveston (1891).
Clipping found in San Antonio Express-News published in San Antonio, Texas on 6/20/1890. "Emancipation Day" and Richard Nelson of the Galveston Freeman's Journal (1890).
"The Freeman's Journal is the leading organ of colored men..." (January 29, 1890). 3/
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Clipping found in Austin American-Statesman published in Austin, Texas on 1/29/1890. Richard Nelson and his Freeman's Journal of Galveston, Texas (1890).
Richard Nelson, Vice President of the Texas Colored Press Association (1894). 7/
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Richard Nelson starts the Freeman's Journal of Galveston, Texas (1887). 2/
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Richard Nelson, for forty years editor of the Galveston Spectator and the Galveston Freeman's Journal, dies in Galveston (1914). 9/
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Clipping found in The Galveston Daily News published in Galveston, Texas on 11/18/1894. Richard Nelson, Vice President of the Texas Colored Press Association (1894).
Clipping found in The Galveston Daily News published in Galveston, Texas on 3/20/1887. Richard Nelson starts the Freeman's Journal of Galveston, Texas (1887).
#Juneteenth, continued. The Freeman's Journal (Galveston, TX, 1887-1891) was edited by Richard Nelson, and might have coined the word. However, how could the Galveston News never report that? The Portal to Texas History has just one 1889 issue. 1/
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Clipping found in San Antonio Light published in San Antonio, Texas on 4/9/1890. Richard Nelson and his Freeman's Journal of Galveston (1890).
Clipping found in The Galveston Daily News published in Galveston, Texas on 12/2/1894. Richard Nelson, colored newspaper man of Galveston, "very much alive" (1894).
