Texans celebrated Juneteenth beginning in 1866 with parades, cookouts, prayer gatherings, historical and cultural readings and musical performances, according to Congress. As time passed ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

The celebrations for Juneteenth began in 1866 – some people held parties, parades, prayer gatherings or cookouts. In 1980, Juneteenth first became a state holiday in Texas, and over time ...

The first Juneteenth celebrations took place in Texas in 1866, with family events such as meals, parades, musical performance and prayers. As time went by, the descendants of those who had been ...