Juneteenth Holidays Society

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• - Text of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation that abolished slavery in the United States.
  
• - NAJL supports and provides resources for African American cultural awareness and community revitalization. Also supports and helps to organize festivals such as Juneteenth.
  
• - Time line of events that led up to the Emancipation Proclamation which abolished slavery in the United States.
  
• - From the Black Experience page of the Electronic Village.
  
• - Brief history of the holiday, produced by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.
  
• - Provides basic information about celebration scheduled for June 14-17, 2001.
  
• - A personal reflection on the holiday and on Galveston.
  
• - An article by Dr. Charles Taylor about what Juneteenth is, its history, and why it should be celebrated.
  
• - History of Juneteenth, Juneteenth organizations, events calendar, links.
  
• - Explores the role Texas State Rep. Al Edwards played in making June 19th a state holiday.
  
• - An emancipation celebration in Zinn Park. Includes information on program, Juneteenth history, and photos of past festivals.
  
• - History of the holiday that had its origins when Texas freed its slaves; includes a bibliography.