Arthello Beck, Jr. "Juneteenth Picnic" oil, 30 in x 24 in
TEXAS---I had lunch with Rev. Peter Johnson yesterday. He walked into CT's Real Deal Barbeque in South Dallas, shook my hand, and smiled. "How was your holiday?" he asked me. "That's good, son," he said, before changing the subject. That's when I realized he wasn't talking about Father's Day. He was talking about Juneteenth. For those who don't know, Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, the day Union General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston that Texan slaves were free. He also had 2,000 troops with him, just to make sure everything went smoothly. Juneteenth is technically a state holiday, observed in all but eight states today. [June 19, 2012]
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