On June 19, 1865, some 2,000 Union soldiers arrived in Galveston Bay, TX and announced that the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been issued two years earlier, decreed that 250,000+ enslaved Black people in the state were free. nmaahc.si.edu/explore/mome...
Juneteenth is a time to gather as a family, reflect on the past and look to the future. Discover ways to celebrate this African American cultural tradition of music, food and freedom.
