U.S. News compiled this list of the top destinations to help you decide how to celebrate Juneteenth in 2024. With the reading of General Order No. 3 in June 1865, Galveston solidified its ...

On 19 June 1865, enslaved people in Galveston ... The first Juneteenth celebrations took place in Texas in 1866, with family events such as meals, parades, musical performance and prayers.

The celebration runs from Friday, February 21 through Tuesday, March 4. The Mardis Gras! Galveston Parade will take place on February 21 at 10 a.m. Platinum Players - 5:15 p.m. Brandon McDermott ...

The 157-year-old holiday, the name of which is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," commemorates the day in 1865 when a group of enslaved individuals in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they ...

Juneteenth celebrates June 19 as the anniversary ... On the morning of June 19, 1865, the enslaved population of Galveston, Texas woke up in bondage for the last time. It was that day, nearly ...

NFL free agent Michael Thomas took us around Galveston, Texas the birthplace of Juneteenth to share this ... hosted a grand opening to celebrate the local launch of Barbershop Books.

aims to establish a Smithsonian museum dedicated to the historic legacy of Juneteenth right in Galveston, Texas, where the momentous event originated. “On June 19, 1865, more than two years ...

GALVESTON, Texas – General Order Number 3 was issued by Union General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, two years after the original issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation.

The cookbook author Nicole Taylor reflects on her journey to create a collection of Juneteenth recipes that ... Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No.