Juneteenth’s 150th

Juneteenth, which commemorates when, in 1865,   slaves in Texas learned they were freed, celebrates its 150th year.   For 63 of those years, the Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial Association has remembered the occasion for those of us here in Central Texas.    Since returning to Texas a few years back, I’ve been honored to document  their observance.  This year, as the country tries to digest the very sad events in Charleston, South Carolina, organizers here remembered with a full minute of silence…just silence.   The opening photo in this post addresses that.   Hate helps nothing.   These photos were taken for my friends at the Williamson County Sun.