The History of Juneteenth in Texas
Dublin Core
Title
The History of Juneteenth in Texas
Subject
Galveston, Texas
The Civil War
Emancipation Proclamation
Freedom's Bureau
African American Folklore
African American Scholarship
African American Food Recipes
African American Music
African American History in Texas
The Civil War
Emancipation Proclamation
Freedom's Bureau
African American Folklore
African American Scholarship
African American Food Recipes
African American Music
African American History in Texas
Description
Juneteenth Texas explores African-American folkways and traditions from both African-American and white perspectives. Included are descriptions and classifications of different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas; explorations of songs and stories for the further study of African Americans in Texas.
Creator
J.J. Wheatley, African American History, The Black History Collective
Source
1863, Emancipation Proclamation
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation
Publisher
REPOSITORY @ ART | library deco
Date
1865-1910
Contributor
The National Archives’ annual display of the Emancipation Proclamation
Rights
Public Domain | No Attribution
Format
Multimedia
Language
English
Type
Variety of multimedia resources including images, digital books, artwork
Collection Items
Emancipation Proclamation: Commemorative Coloring Book
A commemorative coloring book for children to learn about the Emancipation Proclamation and the ending of slavery in the United States of America.
Emancipation Day Celebration, June 19, 1900
Photograph of Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900 held in "East Woods" on East 24th Street in Austin. Mrs. Grace Murray Stephenson also kept a diary of the day's events which she sold to the San Francisco Chronicle which reported a full-page…
Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates in a Decorated Buggy for Juneteenth at Antioch Baptist Church, Fourth Ward, Houston, Texas
From left to right: Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie Yates (both in white dresses and hats) sitting in a buggy decorated with flowers for the annual Juneteenth Celebration parked in front of Antioch Baptist Church located in Houston's Fourth Ward
Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore
Juneteenth Texas explores African-American folkways and traditions from both African-American and white perspectives. Included are descriptions and classifications of different aspects of African-American folk culture in Texas; explorations of songs…
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