For over 150 years, the U.S. has celebrated June 19 as the day that African Americans were emancipated of slavery, otherwise known as Juneteenth. This year, San Marcos is providing
Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, marks the day in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas, 2 1/2 years after President Abraham Lincoln s order freeing slaves in the Confederate States.
The sixth annual Chattanooga Festival of Black Arts & Ideas will kick off its Juneteenth Celebration on June 3 with a fundraiser the second annual Red, Black & Green Ball & Black Arts Awards.
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