SEMINOLE INDIAN SCOUTS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION

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Juneteenth
'Lest we forget'

On June 19th, 1865 Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived to Galveston, Texas announcing that the Civil War had finished and that the enslaved were free. June 19th or Juneteenth is the celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Juneteenth became a celebration for the formerly enslaved and their descendants for gathering, praying and remembering. Today, it commemorates African American freedom and it has become a national and international day of pride.

Black Seminoles gained their freedom before 1865 by fighting and escaping from Florida and Oklahoma to Mexico in the 1850s, when slavery had been abolished in the neighboring country. However, Juneteenth is celebrated in solidarity with the African American community and also as a symbolic remembrance of their own achievement of freedom. The celebration takes place in Brackettville, but perhaps the largest one is held in El Nacimiento de los Negros, Coahuila, where some of the descendants still reside under the name Mascogos. 



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Juneteenth 2015
Juneteenth 1987

Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association
PO Box 1797, Brackettville, TX 78832

  • About Us
    • President’s Blog
    • Officers and Board Members
    • Membership
    • Projects and Goals
    • Activities
    • Newsletter
    • Services
    • Brick Application
    • Parade Entry Form
  • Cemetery
    • Virtual Tour
    • Medal of Honor Recipients
    • Our Deceased >
      • 2015
      • 2013
      • 2010
      • 2008
      • 2006
      • 2005
      • 2002
      • 1997
      • 1926
  • Museum
    • Grand Opening
    • Virtual Museum
  • History
    • Black Seminoles: A Historical Overview
    • Seminole Negro Indian Scouts
    • Carver School
    • Books about the Seminoles
  • Events
    • Seminole Days >
      • Seminole Days 2017
      • Seminole Days 2016
      • Seminole Days 2015
      • Seminole Days 2014
      • Seminole Days 2013
    • Juneteenth >
      • Juneteenth 2018
      • Juneteenth2017
      • Juneteenth 2015
      • Juneteenth 1987
    • Memorial Day Ceremony, 2015
  • Contact
  • Forum
  • Election 2019
    • Duties of Officers and Board Members
  • Seminole Days 2019
    • Seminole Days 2019 Flyer
    • Trip to Seminole Canyon
    • Volunteer Meeting
    • Meet & Greet/Lecture Series
    • Marker Dedication
    • Parade
    • Program
    • BBQ Plate Sale
    • Elders' Circle
    • Annual Meeting & Election Results
    • Pasta Dinner
    • Dance
    • Sunday Service
    • Potluck Lunch
    • Booths and Vendors
    • Museum Visits
    • Voting and Membership
    • Souvenirs, Books, & Pamphlets