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- Contested Freedoms: Black Life in Texas During Juneteenth
Still, it is a welcome acknowledgment of the atrocities committed by white supremacists in Galveston, Texas, who successfully maintained slavery months after the Civil War officially ended
- Great Raid of 1840 - Wikipedia
In response to the killings and hostage-taking, the southern Comanche, led by chief Buffalo Hump, raised a huge war party of many of the bands of the Comanche, and raided deep into white-settled areas of Southeast Texas, stealing horses and taking more white captives
- Galveston family shares stories of enslaved ancestors and success that . . .
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers would arrive in Galveston to deliver the news that the last of the enslaved were free This came nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln
- Juneteenth and General Orders, No. 3 - Galveston Historical Foundation
Two and a half years later, in June of 1865, more than two thousand Federal soldiers of the 13th Army Corps arrived in Galveston, and with them were Major General Gordon Granger, Commanding Officer, District of Texas Granger delivered to Galveston General Orders, No 3
- African-American History… | Galveston Texas History Center
The Galveston and Texas History Center has many resources you can use to research African American life in Galveston up to Juneteenth (1865): Manuscript collections containing deeds, bills of sale, manumission papers, and other documents regarding the enslavement of African-Americans These collections may be searched in the Archives Catalog
- The Maceos of Galveston: Crime in the Island City
Its island setting meant pirates, privateers, and prostitutes could easily escape the law In the early 20th century, Galveston’s official and unofficial leaders sought to manage gambling and prostitution by limiting it to a few blocks know as the Line, where they essentially “looked the other way ”
- The Complete Story of the Galveston Horror - Berghahn Journals
This article considers the lurid accounts of looting and lynching that circulated after the 1900 Galveston, Texas, hurricane, the deadliest storm in United States history Previous accounts of the flood have tended to ignore or subsume these stories in narratives of heroic recovery and progress
- The ghosts and gangsters of Galveston, 120 years after . . . - The Telegraph
But Galveston bore the brunt – hammered by a 12ft (3 7m) tidal surge that chewed up over 7,000 buildings, leaving around 10,000 people – more than a quarter of the local population – homeless
- Galveston: Birthplace of Juneteenth, 160 Years Later | Visit Galveston
Whether you're visiting in June or January, you'll find opportunities to learn, reflect, and celebrate the values at the heart of Juneteenth This historic site is home to exhibits on emancipation, Reconstruction, civil rights, and the continuing pursuit of justice
- Death and Destruction at Galveston Lifesaving Station 125 years ago
The Galveston hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in U S history, with an estimated 6,000 to 12,000 fatalities, primarily due to the storm surge inundating the low-lying island
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