Juneteenth started on Galveston Island

Name: Juneteenth started on Galveston Island
Uploaded: 2020-06-19T14:00:00Z
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Description: It was on Galveston Island 155 years ago that the Emancipation Proclamation was read aloud. Photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires share the island's significance on this day.

It was on Galveston Island 155 years ago that the Emancipation Proclamation was read aloud. Photojournalist Darlene Janik Faires share the island's significance on this day.

Posted June 19, 2020 9:22am CDT