Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration, June 19, 1900, Texas.
The Portal to Texas History Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.
Looking for a way to celebrate Juneteenth? Our neighbors at Buffalo Soldier National Museum, Houston Museum of African American Culture, and Rice University are hosting in-person and online events to commemorate the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform enslaved African Americans about their emancipation, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation passed.
BUFFALO SOLDIER MUSEUM
June 19-20, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Buffalo Soldier Museum will host their Reopening Celebration during Juneteenth weekend, with free admission and events for the whole family.
To reserve your tickets, pick a time slot, and proceed to checkout. Please arrive 5 minutes early for your timeslot. Anyone over 15 minutes past their reserved time will be automatically moved to our final time slot of the day.
June 19-20, 2020
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Join Houston Museum of African American Culture for their reopening on Juneteenth weekend, with a new exhibition and fun and family events.
June 19, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A new annual lecture series from Rice University will commemorate #Juneteenth with discussions on the legacy of slavery and race in America. “Reflections on Juneteenth and America’s Racial Legacy Lectures” will be hosted live online June 19.
