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An event Friday morning was held to remember Tyre Sampson, the teenager who died last year when he fell off an attraction at Orlando’s ICON Park, News4JAX sister station WKMG ClickOrlando reports.

On the same day that family members mourned the death of Tyre Nichols at a funeral service in Memphis, Tennessee, people gathered outside the Orlando Police headquarters.

Monday's demonstration is being organized by the Juneteenth Project Coalition.

This? >> reporter: many here say now is the time to honor a history too often overlooked. >> enslaved people -- >> reporter: this man is a historian with galvestons juneteenth project. where are we? >> we are at pier 21 where enslaved african-americans arrived. >> reporter: mostly black union soldiers rode into texas to tell slaveholders they had to respect the emancipation proclamation signed two years earlier. >> in the union soldiers are not arrived, i dont think they would have enforced it u...

Years ago, right here in galveston, texas. why now? why is the message of this mural so important to share? >> i say why not now? for decades people even in galveston didnt know about the history of their own city. >> reporter: he even created an interactive digital code that visitors can scan to learn more. >> we really looked at this project as an outdoor classroom. >> reporter: and got students involved in the project. even someone who doesnt know what juneteenth is sees this and theyre like ...

Spoken out loud. >> reporter: he created a mural to honor the day the last american slaves were freed, more than 150 years ago, right here in galveston, texas. why now? why is the message of this mural so important to share? >> i say why not now? for decades people even in galveston didnt know about the history of their own city. >> reporter: he even created an interactive digital code that visitors can scan to learn more. >> we really looked at this project as an outdoor classroom. >> reporter:...