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Juneteenth: Websites

This guide covers the various resources available regarding the Juneteenth yearly celebration.

Juneteenth History and Exhibitions

Below are a few websites on Juneteenth.

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas Remembers: Juneteenth - Read about the event in 1865 in Galveston, Texas and history of the emancipation in Texas.

Library of Congress

Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their Stories Collection

National Archives

The Emancipation Proclamation

California State Library

Images from the Library's African American Collections. Juneteenth Exhibit - Celebrating Emancipation

Prairie View A&M University

Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture - Documenting the complete history of African American Texans.