History of Juneteenth

Doug Matthews talked about the history of Juneteenth and Ashton Villa, the historic home in Galveston, Texas, where Major General Gordon Gra… read more

Doug Matthews talked about the history of Juneteenth and Ashton Villa, the historic home in Galveston, Texas, where Major General Gordon Granger delivered the news of the end of the Civil War and the end of slavery. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slaver in the U.S.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Galveston, Texas, from January 16-20, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close

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History of Juneteenth

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Program ID:
324415-1
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Format:
Vignette
Location:
Galveston, Texas, United States
First Aired:
Mar 07, 2015 | 8:55am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Jun 20, 2020 | 1:07am EDT | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

  • Mar 07, 2015 | 8:55am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 08, 2015 | 12:12pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 08, 2015 | 4:34pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 09, 2015 | 4:37am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 16, 2015 | 1:24am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 10, 2015 | 11:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 11, 2015 | 3:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 11, 2015 | 6:47am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 28, 2015 | 6:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 19, 2020 | 12:24pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 19, 2020 | 3:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 19, 2020 | 3:42pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 19, 2020 | 9:11pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 20, 2020 | 1:07am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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