Juneteenth Jamboree 2012
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 2012
Season 2012 Episode 1 | 27m 2s
Celebrate African-American culture in Central Texas. Visit the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center and its director/curator Bernadette Phifer. Meet Janel Jefferson, an artist who gets some of her old-school ideas from eBay. Enjoy a performance of the Black National Anthem that blends the voices of both the young (The Isaac Sisters) and the old (The Relatives). Funmi Ogunro hosts.
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