Juneteenth

Anniston, AL. Juneteenth Heritage Festival - An emancipation celebration in Zinn Park. Includes information on program, Juneteenth history, and photos of past festivals.
http://www.juneteenthanniston.homestead.com/

Juneteenth: Real History - A personal reflection on the holiday and on Galveston.
http://www.spectacle.org/798/aussie.html

History of Juneteenth - From the Black Experience page of the Electronic Village.
http://www.elecvillage.com/juneteen.htm

Handbook of Texas Online: Juneteenth - History of the holiday that had its origins when Texas freed its slaves; includes a bibliography.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/JJ/lkj1.html

Juneteenth in Jacksonville, Fl. - Provides basic information about celebration scheduled for June 14-17, 2001.
http://www.geocities.com/juneteenthnjaxflodcp/

Juneteenth World Wide Celebration - History of the holiday, registry of organizations and commemoration events in the U.S. and internationally, ideas on how to celebrate, products for sale, and other news and information.
http://www.juneteenth.com/

National Association of Juneteenth Lineage - NAJL supports and provides resources for African American cultural awareness and community revitalization. Also supports and helps to organize festivals such as Juneteenth.
http://www.juneteenth.com/najl.htm

Emancipation Proclamation - Time line of events that led up to the Emancipation Proclamation which abolished slavery in the United States.
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almtime.html

Juneteenth USA Holiday - Explores the role Texas State Rep. Al Edwards played in making June 19th a state holiday.
http://www.texasjuneteenthusa.com/

Emancipation Proclamation (1863) - Text of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation that abolished slavery in the United States.
http://grid.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/al16/writings/emancip.htm