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Jun
11
10:00 AM10:00
Houston History, houston, Tours, program

Special Juneteenth Program on June 11 - From Plantation to Emancipation

“FROM PLANTATION TO EMANCIPATION”

PROGRAM AGENDA FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 11

This is an exclusive, educational day dedicated to Juneteenth and Black Houston History. Book a Black History tour purchase at 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, or 2:30 PM, and you will receive free admission to a Red Punch and Tea Cake Reception and an empowering Speaker Series from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

11:00 AM - 11:14 AM Reception

11:00 AM Teacake and Red Punch

11:00 AM Poem by Dr. Don Williams

11:05 AM Music/Songs by National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses

11:15 AM - 1:00 PM Children’s Event

Children's Coloring activity of Reverend Jack Yates and Downtown Black Businesses Map by Sandra Lord, in the General Duncan Store.

11:15 AM - 1:00 PM Speaker Series

11:15 AM Welcome and Juneteenth Introduction by Martha Whiting-Goddard

11:30 AM Reverend Jack Yates House by Devaron Yates

12 Noon Pilgrim Temple and Downtown's Black-Owned Businesses by Cheryl Cavitt

12:30 PM African American Women Suffrage by Rae Bryant

BOOK TICKETS TO THE JUNETEENTH PROGRAM (11 AM - 1 PM) WITH BLACK HISTORIC HOUSES TOUR

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Jun
1
to Jun 30
Children, Houston History, program, Sam Houston Park, Tours

Celebrate Juneteenth with Black History Tours June 1 -30

  • The Heritage Society (map)
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We are proud to present Juneteenth Tours all month long. Tour 3 historic houses designated by UNESCO as Sites of Memory for their "Slave Route Project" including the Reverend Jack Yates House.

Tours booked Juneteenth weekend, 6/18-6/20, include teacakes and red punch! This was our most popular tour last year.

We have 10 AM, 11:30 AM, 1 PM, and 2:30 PM tours available.

House Beautiful recently published how our tour was a must-see Black History event! The tour consists of three (3) historic structures including the 1847 Kellum-Noble House, 1870 Jack Yates House, and the 1866 Fourth Ward Cottage.

Our tour guides will demonstrate the contrast of the lives of African-Americans living in Houston before and after the Civil War. New research conducted on the 1847 Kellum-Noble House has revealed the names of several enslaved men, women, and children who lived and worked on the property. The history of this home discusses urban slavery in Houston, whereas the Yates House and Fourth Ward Cottage tell about life after Emancipation in the community known as Freedmen’s Town established by African-Americans.

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