Juneteenth celebrations around Georgetown

A Georgetown tradition for 72 years, the city’s Juneteenth celebration will take place over two days on June 14-15. Juneteenth marks the day that slaves were freed in Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves was put into effect January 1, 1863, word did not reach Texas until more than two years later. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston and...