02612cam a2200421 4500 758450550 TxAuBib 20040929120000.0 050208s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004094442 9781418469764 e 1418469769 e 9781418469740 sc 1418469742 sc 9781418469757 dj : alk. paper $31.50 1418469750 dj : alk. paper $31.50 (OCoLC)57623267 DLC DLC TxGR TxAuBib Collins, Izola Ethel Fedford. Island of color [Book] : where Juneteenth started / by Izola Ethel Fedford Collins. Bloomington, Ind. : AuthorHouse, 2004. xix, 419, [20] p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Galveston authors Izola Collins is a Galvestonian, educated in the Galveston school system, receiving her BA degree from Prairie View University and Master of Music degree from Northwestern University in Illinois. She retired fromGISD as an award-winning Choir instructor and was elected city-wide to the GISD Board of Trustees ... serving on that board nine years, the last as president. Includes bibliographical essay (p. [420]-[431]) and index. "This book opens up a window to the past. It outlines the roots of Juneteenth, explaining how the African American holiday began, and it's a celebration of so much more -- the social, academic, and spiritual heritage of a people, and their mark on the world. The photos and personal recollections of community members give this book a place and time, sharing the life and times unknown to many of today's readers, particularly younger African Americans -- as, say, an older relative might sitting next to you on the couch, turning the pages of a photo album and sharing dear memories. This book invites you to come sit down -- it's a story for you."--Review by C. Crayton (Ft. Worth, Tex.) 20040929. Scull family. Fedford family. African Americans Texas Galveston History. African Americans Texas Galveston Social life and customs. African Americans Texas Galveston Biography. Juneteenth Texas Galveston. Galveston (Tex) Biography. Galveston (Tex) Race relations History. Galveston authors. RV8