Juneteenth (1903, 1907, 1908)

[Wilson Gray]

I'm also familiar with the term, Emancipation Day, but not Freedman's
Day. And Marshall, TX, was one of the many places in which the whites
co-operated in the ceremonies of the day, though, in most other ways,
Marshall was a stereotypical Deep-Southern town.

-Wilson

On 6/20/06, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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> "The State Press"  Dallas Morning News  1902-06-26 > Page 6 > col 3.
> "Calvert Courier-Chronicle:  While the Senegambians were enjoying the
> Juneteenth yesterday, the Anglo-Saxons on Main street witnessed the
> payment of a novel wager."
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> Senegambians??????
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> Also have seen "Juneteenth" referred to as "Freedman's Day" and
> "Emancipation Day".
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> "Unmahoneized [???? can't read the print] Texan Negroes"
> The Washington Post (1877-1954); Jun 20, 1882; pg. 4 col 4.
> "Galveston, June 19 -- The News' Austin special says:  Five thousand
> colored people assembled here to-day to celebrate emancipation day."
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> The Independent ... Devoted to the Consideration of Politics, Social and
> Econ...Jul 2, 1885; 37, 1909; APS Online
> pg. 19 col 3
> "The celebration of "Emancipation Day," (June 19th) by the colored
> people of Texas, was significant in that the whites co-operated in the
> ceremonies of the day in many places."
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