Juneteenth--How Emancipation Came to Texas and How We Celebrate
Sharon Batiste Gillins
Content
Welcome
1m 45s
Speaker's Introduction
2m 0s
Introduction
2m 25s
The Story Begins
10m 19s
Emancipation Day
2m 36s
Why Texas Didn't Comply
9m 27s
General Orders
4m 14s
Next Steps to Freedom
3m 5s
How We Celebrate
17m 18s
Champions of Juneteenth
16m 6s
Announcements / prizes
3m 51s
Questions / answers
2m 36s
About this webinar
This lecture details the true story of how freedom finally came to Texas more than 2 years after the effective date of the Emancipation Proclamation. Common myths will be replaced with the truth of the events that occurred and the atmosphere of the surrounding Galveston community, including the presence of United States Colored Troops among the Union soldiers who arrived to enforce emancipation for over 300,000 enslaved people of Texas. Finally, it follows the evolution of celebrations of emancipation beginning with spontaneous celebrations that occurred in 1865 on the docks of the Galveston Wharf, to the first documented citywide celebration in Galveston, to today’s recognition of Juneteenth as an important historical event celebrated throughout the nation and even the world.
About the speaker
Sharon Batiste Gillins is a native of Galveston, Texas with paternal ancestral roots in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana and maternal roots in Fort Bend County, Texas. She is a passionate family history res...
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Comments (70)
Great presentation and a must see for all that are interested in learning more about Juneteenth.
I am forever changed. The clarity and explanation of information that was shared helped fill the holes and misinformation in my own education as a child and as an adult.
Must educational viewing
Very well done and very informative. I suggest that this webinar remain as a free webinar for everyone, always, instead of only for one week.
This was a wonderful Webinar. The speaker was so knowledgeable, and I learn so much.
Excellent! I found out so many things I didn't know about Texas or Juneteenth today! Thank you!
Stellar presentation. I admire your research skills and tenacity. I hit a wall recently at 1820 with 2 of my African American ancestors and today you gave me the nudge to get back to my research. thank you. Looking forward to viewing your other presentations.
So glad that I watched this webinar today - the history and significance of this day as explained by Sharon has touched me and giving me an understanding I did not have of why this holiday is important and why I personally should celebrate it.