Juneteenth holiday celebrated throughout Houston

Saturday, June 16, 2018
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Juneteenth holiday was marked with a parade Saturday in Acres Homes.

The parade included former Houston Rockets legend Clyde Drexler and Democratic candidate for governor, Lupe Valdez.
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Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in 1865 when union soldiers landed in Galveston with the news that slaves were free.


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