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National Association of Juneteenth Lineage
NAJL supports and provides resources for African American cultural awareness and community revitalization. Also supports and helps to organize festivals such as Juneteenth.
http://www.juneteenth.com/najl.htm
Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Text of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation that abolished slavery in the United States.
http://grid.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/al16/writing...
Emancipation Proclamation
Time line of events that led up to the Emancipation Proclamation which abolished slavery in the United States.
http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almtime.ht...
Juneteenth USA Holiday
Explores the role Texas State Rep. Al Edwards played in making June 19th a state holiday.
http://www.texasjuneteenthusa.com/
Anniston, AL. Juneteenth Heritage Festival
An emancipation celebration in Zinn Park. Includes information on program, Juneteenth history, and photos of past festivals.
http://www.JuneteenthAnniston.homestead.co...
Juneteenth World Wide Celebration
History of the holiday, registry of organizations and commemoration events in the U.S. and internationally, ideas on how to celebrate, products for sale, and other news and information.
http://www.juneteenth.com/
Juneteenth: Real History
A personal reflection on the holiday and on Galveston.
http://www.spectacle.org/798/aussie.html
History of Juneteenth
From the Black Experience page of the Electronic Village.
http://www.elecvillage.com/juneteen.htm
Juneteenth: Freedom Revisited
Brief history of the holiday, produced by the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.
http://www.si.edu/anacostia/june.htm
Handbook of Texas Online: Juneteenth
History of the holiday that had its origins when Texas freed its slaves; includes a bibliography.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online...
Juneteenth in Jacksonville, Fl.
Provides basic information about celebration scheduled for June 14-17, 2001.
http://www.geocities.com/juneteenthnjaxflo...
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