Posted on Jun 18, 2021
New Mural In Galveston Celebrates Juneteenth Holiday
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On June 19, 1865, in downtown Galveston, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, which demanded “absolute equality” among enslaved people and slaveholders.
That day, which led to the liberation of enslaved people across Texas, is now celebrated as Juneteenth.
That day, which led to the liberation of enslaved people across Texas, is now celebrated as Juneteenth.
New Mural In Galveston Celebrates Juneteenth Holiday
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The Juneteenth Legacy Project has also promoted education through an art and literacy contest for area schools. And they invited art students from nearby La Marque High School to participate in the mural, like 18-year-old DaMarques Hurte who spent a day with the muralists.
Hurte and other students met with the project’s artistic team and were taught Juneteenth history, performed in a drum circle and learned “sacred geometry” — geometric drawings with symbolic meaning — that now makes up a section of the Juneteenth mural in Galveston.
“I'm really proud of myself that I got to do that,” said Hurte, who is also one of the winners of the Juneteenth art contest. “That's something that I think I'm going to remember forever.”
The Juneteenth Legacy Project has also promoted education through an art and literacy contest for area schools. And they invited art students from nearby La Marque High School to participate in the mural, like 18-year-old DaMarques Hurte who spent a day with the muralists.
Hurte and other students met with the project’s artistic team and were taught Juneteenth history, performed in a drum circle and learned “sacred geometry” — geometric drawings with symbolic meaning — that now makes up a section of the Juneteenth mural in Galveston.
“I'm really proud of myself that I got to do that,” said Hurte, who is also one of the winners of the Juneteenth art contest. “That's something that I think I'm going to remember forever.”
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