Published on June 19, 2026
Drummer Boy Park 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
CELEBRATE FREEDOM DAY!
President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, did not reach the slaves in Texas until US Major General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston on June 19, 1865, some two and a half years later.
Enjoy poetry, music and dance to commemorate this US Federal Holiday.
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