Liberty, TX – Beginning June 3, the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center (SHC) in Liberty, part of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), will present Juneteenth, an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved Black Americans they had been freed under the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. This day came to be known as Juneteenth and is celebrated throughout the country as the day that marks freedom for all Black Americans. The 10-panel exhibition will explore the context and lasting effects of that announcement from 1865 to the present day, and the journey towards “absolute equality.”

This free exhibition will be available to the public during regular business hours from June 3 to July 1. The Center is open Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  For more information, please email samhoustoncenter@tsl.texas.gov or call (936) 336-8821.

Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, museum exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, visit Humanities Texas online at www.humanitiestexas.org or call (512) 440-1991.

The Sam Houston Center is a component of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and serves as the official regional historical resource depository for the 10 Southeast Texas counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto and Tyler. The Center's primary mission is to collect, preserve and provide access to historically significant state and local government records and publications of the designated region and secondarily to serve as a library of Texana and genealogical resources.

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The Texas State Library and Archives Commission provides Texans access to the information needed to be informed, productive citizens by preserving the archival record of Texas; enhancing the service capacity of public, academic and school libraries; assisting public agencies in the maintenance of their records; and meeting the reading needs of Texans with disabilities. For more information, visit www.tsl.texas.gov.