Emancipation National Historic Trail

The official Twitter account for the Emancipation National Historic Trail.

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Does your historic site have a historical marker? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the different types of markers and how to research and apply. Register here: https://t.co/Tv4A1mZ3Us

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Congresswoman Jackson Lee was the creator of the Nat’l Emancipation Trail legislation. We’re a few years into this work & we’re not done yet! To whomever seeking to fill her seat please note there’s a team including scholars at Rice Univ continually working on this project.

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Join the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society of Houston as they celebrate Black History Month with a FREE Family History Workshop: Southern Plantations (Tourism, Preservation, and Slave Records) at the HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON from 10AM - 1:30PM on February 10.

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Happy MLK Day!

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Congratulations to all the organizations who received funding & are being recognized as cultural treasures by the BIPOC Arts Network & Fund. Congratulations to Sue Johnson and the Nia Cultural Center @niaculturalcenterinc of Galveston who continues to tell the full story.

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What’s happening along the trail. Since 1927, The Turkey Day Classic was one of the most iconic events in Houston. The football rivalry between Yates & Wheatley High Schools is one that deserves to be memorialized forever. Congratulations alumni on obtaining the marker.

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After all these years the story of the Winfield Settlement comes to life! We have added the Winfield Family Homestead to the Emancipation Trail! https://t.co/iDw89uqb0V

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It's a festival & the weather is beautiful! Hope to see everyone under the old oak trees from noon to 5 pm today at 117 S. Bell Drive for this year’s 9th Annual 1867 Settlement Historic Preservation Fall Community Celebration. It's all free!

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What a work of art! Artist Chris Robinson created this beautiful art piece in Bagby Park for Juneteenth. Be sure to grab your photo before the art changes.

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Olivewood Cemetery is the final resting place for so many early Afr. Americans in Houston, Descendants of Hawkins Wilson visit to learn about their ancestor now buried in Olivewood.

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Shop Lady Browns Boutique the only veteran, female Black owned boutique on the Island. Located at 2501 Market Street near the Strand.

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Experience the birthplace of freedom! Members of the North Harris County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta visited the Nia Galllery to learn more about emancipation. Experience the Emancipation Trail from Galveston to Houston.

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Have you scheduled your tour to learn the history of Juneteenth on the Island.

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Artwork at the Nia Gallery on Galveston Island

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The Emancipation Trail Research Team had a great meeting with scholars & Robert Stanton former Director of National Park Service. The team learned more guiding lessons to help uncover the trail.

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Are you ready to celebrate Juneteenth? Pick up tshirts or create your own customized Juneteenth shirt at Lady Browns Boutique located 2501 Market Street on Galveston Island. Experience Juneteenth in style! https://t.co/MR8b5bz59b

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Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosted a tour & visit of the Jessie McGuire Dent 3D Statue. The statue is the first of a Black woman on the island. It is located on a site once owned by Dents father.

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We're continuing to research & move forward with identifying the stories of formerly enslaved people. The Emancipation trail research will be a long time study to uncover what freedom meant to Texas. We're on the move!

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Houston's Olivewood Cemetery lies near a bend in White Oak Bayou, along the rail line to Chaney Junction, where the 1st & 6th wards meet just northwest of downtown. The 6-acre cemetery is a historic resting place for many freed slaves & some of Houston's earliest black residents.