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 idea for the memorial came from the Lemon Project, a long-term research effort to explore the university’s history with slavery and its ongoing relationship with the African-American community.

It will include a televised portrayal of Harriet Tubman by Senator Thompson and a documentary ... and rewrite history.” Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth officially ...

For those looking to celebrate or pay tribute to Juneteenth but unsure where to start, try visiting a local or national museum, diving into relevant readings and documentaries, checking for and ...

(KNWA/KFTA) — Juneteenth ... Most of the history of the June Dinner has been passed down orally, according to Arkansas PBS documentary short “Wilmar June Dinner.” Wilmar’s current mayor ...