Celebrate Juneteenth this week in Williamson County

  • Dr. Malissa Sanon, Director of Student Inclusion & Diversity at Southwestern University, was the guest speaker on Saturday, June 18, 2022 during the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association's 70th Annual Juneteenth Celebration, held at the Georgetown Community Center in San Gabriel Park. Photo by Andy Sharp.
    Dr. Malissa Sanon, Director of Student Inclusion & Diversity at Southwestern University, was the guest speaker on Saturday, June 18, 2022 during the Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association's 70th Annual Juneteenth Celebration, held at the Georgetown Community Center in San Gabriel Park. Photo by Andy Sharp.
Cities across the region are honoring and celebrating Juneteenth this week, leading up to the federal holiday June 19. Juneteenth marks the day that slaves were freed in Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves was put into effect January 1, 1863, word did not reach Texas until more than two years later. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston and reported…

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