Looking to see what's going on in Texas and beyond for Juneteenth 2021? Check out our growing list of events at bit.ly/juneteenth_events_2021 And we hope you'll join us Wednesday, June 16th at 11am CT for our Juneteenth Coffee Talk: Black Land and the Future of Freedom Colonies!
The Texas Freedom Colonies Project is featured in "Juneteenth Jamboree: From a Free Place to Displace" on Austin PBS, a program that, like our work, draws the connections between history and the issues of today. Well worth a watch! From Austin PBS: "With the Galveston landing of U.S. Army Gen. Gordon Granger in 1865, [...]
'History Is Written By The Victors,' But The Texas Freedom Colonies Project Works To Change The Narrative April 28, 2021 Listen here!
Acknowledging Historic Black Landscapes from ASLA on Vimeo. From ASLA: For the 12th annual HALS Challenge, the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) invites you to document historic Black landscapes, and ASLA’s HALS Subcommittee organized a webinar related to this theme for Black History Month. Watch the recording to learn about historic cultural landscapes, [...]