Juneteenth Jamboree 2011
The first African slave in Texas arrived in 1528 with a shipwrecked party of Spanish Conquistadors, but it took until the 19th of June in 1865 to bring slavery's end to Texas. It took all of 1865 to end all slavery in the United States. Texas (and much of the U.S.) commemorates Emancipation Day as Juneteenth. This series delves into the history of the holiday, and celebrates black culture and art.
Juneteenth Jamboree 2011
Season 2011 Episode 1 | 26m 48s
This year's episode looks back at the Civil War with Southwestern University Professor Jessica Grogan; explores food for Juneteenth with authors Toni Tipton-Martin and Deborah Orr; visits three restaurants, Hoover's Cooking, Taste of Ethiopia, and Green Pastures; and reworks the Black National Anthem with the hip-hop crew of Doughboy the Midwest Maestro and DJ Kool Rod.
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