01673cam a2200241 4500 759768410 TxAuBib 20210525120000.0 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u MS91-0008 TxAuBib 2.5 inches. 1. Some copyright restrictions may apply. Letters, programs, writings, and other printed materials relating to the 1991 Juneteenth celebration in Galveston, sponsored by St. Vincent's House. The holiday celebrates Emancipation Day for African-Americans in Texas who learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865 in Galveston. Included are a proclamation by then-Galveston Mayor Barbara K. Crews and City Council designating June 19, 1991 as a day to observe Juneteenth, administrative materials regarding St. Vincent's House, and writings from schoolchildren about the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. 20210525. English. Donated to Rosenberg Library by Alfreda Houston, former Executive Director of St. Vincent's House, on July 25, 1991. African Americans - Civil Rights, African Americans - Religion, African Americans--Texas--Galveston--History, Galveston (Tex.)--Social life and customs., Houston, Alfreda, 1940-2006, Juneteenth, St. Vincent's House, United States -- History -- Civil War, . St. Vincent's House. http://7028.sydneyplus.com/archive/final/Portal/RosenbergLibrary.aspx?component=AABC&record=bdcdff59-a241-4926-a442-1da90e74fc84 RV8