“I have the nerve to walk my own way, however hard, in my search for reality, rather than climb upon the rattling wagon of wishful illusions.”
― Zora Neale Hurston
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Monday, June 19, 2017
"The Roots of Juneteenth" - Galveston, TX
Every year, visitors to Galveston Island "come on home where it all began" to celebrate one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country! Did you know Juneteenth -- a holiday now celebrated in more than 40 states -- began in Galveston, Texas? Galveston holds the distinction of being the place the last slaves in the United States were freed.