Juneteenth Rally

It was not until Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, that the state’s residents finally learned that slavery had been abolished. This was two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which declared more than three million enslaved persons living in the Confederate states to be free. The former enslaved residents of Galveston immediately began to celebrate with prayer, feasting, song, and dance. This was the beginning of Juneteenth.

join us in Park Square for:

A reading of the IMPORTANT ORDERS BY GEN. GRANGER.
A present-day response to the Order read by a Youth Branch member
Presentation of scholarships and stipends to high school graduates provided by R.O.P.E. and the BCB NAACP