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A new book finds that Galveston's business and political elite undermined the promise of "absolute equality" that we ...
A Juneteenth festival on Thursday will coincide with the dedication of the historical marker, which memorializes the 95 ...
An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on ...
A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...
In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, the Third Ward Cultural District will be offering a bus tour of the Third Ward. Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...
The marker was installed at the corner of Main and Akard in 2021 to remember Allen Brooks, who was lynched by a mob at the Dallas County Courthouse ahead of his trial for the alleged assault of a ...
There are several celebrations planned to commemorate the holiday in Austin this month. Freedom + Juneteenth, June 7. The Pease Park Conservancy and Art Is Cool are hosting “Freedom + Juneteenth ...
CBS Texas Posted: June 9, 2025 | Last updated: June 9, 2025 Order Number Three is the document Union General Gordon Granger brought to Galveston on June 19, 1865, which became known as Juneteenth.
Historic Galveston church is the true heart and soul of Juneteenth Reedy Chapel AME is known as "the mother church of Texas." By Chris Gray , Gulf Coast Reporter June 19, 2024 ...
A historic marker in downtown Dallas acknowledging the site of a 1910 lynching was damaged recently. Edward Gray, president of the Dallas County Justice Initiative, which oversaw the marker’s ...
TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - The City of Texarkana, Texas and the Texarkana Historical Landmark have installed signs marking the historic route of Trammel’s Trace. “And we see on this map done in ...
Juneteenth events, June 13 and 14, Tyler. Gospel Fest, 6 p.m. June 13, Greater St. Mary Baptist Church, 1615 Texas College Road. Juneteenth Parade, 9 a.m. June 14, beginning on Martin Luther King ...