Juneteenth

‘On Juneteenth’ Refuses Easy Answers About the Importance of People of Color to Texas History

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed offers a historical primer on the conditions that made Juneteenth a holiday and its importance to the nation.

by Irene Vázquez

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Why This Texan Won’t Be Celebrating Juneteenth This Year

by Chantel L. Jones

Direct Quote: Sam Allen Keeps the Buffalo Soldier Legacy Alive

by Jen Reel

Austin’s African American Book Festival

by Nick Swartsell

Juneteenth and the Myth of Texas’ Independence

'Tis the season to take a hard look at our epic history, and face some ugly truths.

by Dr. Fred McGhee

In Mexia, Memories of a Violent Juneteenth

Mexia will forever be marked by the night that three boys died in the custody of three police officers, under circumstances that remain troubling to this day.

by Jonathan Coleman