HOF Celebrates Juneteenth
Friday, June 16, 2017 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
The Historic Odessa Foundation recognizes Juneteenth, the traditional celebration dating to 1865 commemorating the end of slavery in America. Tours of the National Park Service Network to Freedom exhibit: “Freedom Seekers: the Odessa Story” will be offered free of charge.
Juneteenth: The End of Slavery in Delaware
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commerating the ending of slavery as a legal institution in the United States. Dating back to 1865, a full two and a half years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, it was June 19th when the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas and spread the news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved were now free.
