Monday is June 19 and Perry Memorial Library will be closed that day in observance of Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas received word of their emancipation.
The Civil War had ended, the Emancipation Proclamation issued and Union troops traveled widely throughout the Confederacy spreading the word that slavery was over and enslaved people were free.
But that news didn’t make it to Texas until June 19, 1865 – hence the name Juneteenth.
The Juneteenth festival will take place in Henderson in the area around the county courthouse on Saturday between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Enjoy all the activities, from live music to food trucks, children’s events and vendors of all types.
