INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
This image of Galveston was taken on Nov
23, 2022, from the International Space Station as it orbited 224 miles above Earth
While President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, word that enslaved people were free did not reach Galveston
When Union troops arrived that year to share the news, spontaneous celebrations broke out in African American churches, homes, and other
As years passed, the picnics, barbecues, parades, and other celebrations that sprang up to commemorate June 19th became more formalized as
