The City of Dallas has launched a "Juneteenth Story Walk." At Pacific Plaza along  Harwood downtown, the city has installed signs with QR codes explaining the history of Juneteenth and the life of Opal Lee.


Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and informed slaves they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier. Texas established Juneteenth as a state holiday in 1979; it was made a national holiday last year.

Image courtesy of Alan Scaia

The City of Dallas has launched a "Juneteenth Story Walk." At Pacific Plaza along  Harwood downtown, the city has installed signs with QR codes explaining the history of Juneteenth and the life of Opal Lee.
 Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and informed slaves they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier. Texas established Juneteenth as a state holiday in 1979; it was made a national holiday last year.
Image courtesy of Alan Scaia

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