Article courtesy of NewsOne.com  Juneteenth, now a federally recognized holiday, commemorates June19, 1865—the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas,finally learned they were free, more ...

The holiday, which falls on June 19, commemorates the historic day when more than 250,000 enslaved people in Galveston Bay, Texas, finally gained their freedom on June 19, 1865—two and a half years ...

On June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, with a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, which he read , officially announcing enslaved people were free.

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Claudette Colvin, the untold story of defiance. Posted: January 17, 2025 | Last updated: January 17, 2025. Discover Claudette Colvin's courageous 1955 bus protest, predating Rosa Parks, in Montgomery.

Claudette Colvin may seem to be living a quiet life in South Texas. However, there will be a movie about her courageous actions during segregation. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Read about Claudette Colvin, who, as a 15-year-old nearly 70 years ago, refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama to a white passenger. Nearly 70 years ago, nine months before Rosa ...

Claudette Colvin has spent most of her 82 years as a convicted juvenile delinquent, who would go on to college, work as a nurse's aid and raise two sons. As a teenager, she was arrested in 1955 ...

Claudette Colvin was 15 years old in 1955 when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Public transportation was segregated in the city and Colvin was ...

Claudette Colvin was 15 years old in 1955 when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Public transportation was segregated in the city and Colvin was ...