Emancipation Trail News Today

Celebration for freedom. Now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. In 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its Breaking Point over slavery and statehood, and The Civil War began. On january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of The Civil War, president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves within the...

celebration for freedom. now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. in 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its breaking point over slavery and statehood, and the civil war began. on january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of the civil war, president abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves ...

Theaster Gates: The Gift and The Renege is now open at a href= http://www.camh.org target= _blank Contemporary Arts Museum Houston /a through Octo

What is recognized at the emancipation trail, a route that led them directly from galveston to the heart of a newly developing city in texas called houston. jack yates, a formerly enslaved black man settled in houston. yates started the antioch missionary baptist church to be a safe place for black folks to learn, gather, and build. >> reverend yates was a community leader, a visionary, and he helped to ensure that the houston area had a viable community of black citizens that had their own busi...

The late Albert Ely Edwards was known as the Father of Juneteenth; he was the catalyst for Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday now celebrated by Americans across the country.

Photographs capture a visual history of Juneteenth celebrations in America, which date back to 1866 in Texas to commemorate the end of slavery.

Photographs capture a visual history of Juneteenth celebrations in America, which date back to 1866 in Texas to commemorate the end of slavery.

The Independence Heights Conservancy plans to seek historical landmark designations, implement cultural and educational programming and serve as a community land trust.

The United States is crisscrossed by historical trails, both physical and virtual, that follow the journey of the African American experience.

The United States is crisscrossed by historical trails, both physical and virtual, that follow the journey of the African American experience.