To the descendants, Juneteenth is more than a cursory celebration but a chance to reflect on a rich legacy that has helped shape history.
June Pulliam stands outside her Galveston home, a home her family has owned for generations, on Friday, May 28, 2021.At Emancipation Park, Jacqueline Whiting Bostic believes her great-grandfather, Jack Yates, would be proud of the park today, despite the signs of gentrification, such as new townhome developments, looming nearby. Yates led freedmen to pool their money to buy the 10 acres of land as a home for Juneteenth celebrations.
Her mother, Izola Collins, a musician and educator who died in 2017 at age 87, wrote “Island of Color: Where Junteenth Started,” based on her great-grandfather’s journals. The book captures the significance and pageantry of Juneteenth in the 1800s and early 1900s. “This was the their community. No doubt we lived in a segregated community. It was referred to as ‘the Black settlement.’ Nevertheless, we all knew this was our place,” she said.
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