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Juneteenth Celebration Eastwoods Park

Grace Murray Stephenson1900-06-19

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

Juneteenth celebration in 1900 at Eastwoods Park. Credit: Austin History Center.

Photograph of African-American band at Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, held in "East Woods" on East 24th Street in Austin. Mrs. Grace Murray Stephenson kept a diary of the day's events, which she later sold to the San Francisco Chronicle, which wrote a full-page feature on it.

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  • Title: Juneteenth Celebration Eastwoods Park
  • Creator: Grace Murray Stephenson
  • Date Created: 1900-06-19
  • Location Created: Galveston, TX
  • Subject Keywords: Juneteenth, African American, Slavery
  • Original Source: Austin History Center
  • External Link: Austin History Center
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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