“Happy Juneteenth!” — a greeting filled with joy and pride — echoed through the room on Thursday as community members came together to honor a pivotal moment in history.
Local activist Thea Cain was among those attending the NAACP’s Juneteenth luncheon, an event dedicated to commemorating the day enslaved people in Texas were finally informed of their freedom.
“It was announced in June, on June 19th, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, that the enslaved Americans were free — which was two and a half years later for the people of Texas,” Cain explained…