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How The Juneteenth Holiday Spread From Galveston, To Texas, To The Whole United States
Manage episode 489630600 series 2922787
Holidays don't just show up; people make them happen. Here's the story of how a commemoration of a key moment in ending the institution of slavery eventually became a national holiday across the United States.
Former State Rep. Al Edwards, Who Helped Make Juneteenth A State Holiday, Dies At 83 (Houston Public Media)
How 97-Year-Old Activist Opal Lee Became the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” (Biography)
1706 episodes
Manage episode 489630600 series 2922787
Holidays don't just show up; people make them happen. Here's the story of how a commemoration of a key moment in ending the institution of slavery eventually became a national holiday across the United States.
Former State Rep. Al Edwards, Who Helped Make Juneteenth A State Holiday, Dies At 83 (Houston Public Media)
How 97-Year-Old Activist Opal Lee Became the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” (Biography)
1706 episodes
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