The Emancipation Proclamation will be read to commemorate the historic event that occurred in Galveston on June 19, 1865, two years after the proclamation was enacted. Galveston holds the distinction of being the place of the first reading of the Proclamation in the South. Free breakfast will be provided after the program.
Ashton Villa
2328 Broadway
Galveston, TX 77550
https://www.galveston.com/juneteenth/
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