Freedmen's Bureau Reconstruction, U.S. history, 1865-1877 Slaves -- Emancipation Provenance Acquired from FamilySearch International in 2015. See more items in Records of the Superintendent of ...

Fletcher says, it’s not just Black history, it’s American history. The Juneteenth 160 Fest begins at 1 p.m. in Freedmen’s Town outside of the Conservancy and the Gregory School at 1204 ...

Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the District of Columbia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 African American Museum. Click to open image viewer.

Ahead of the 160th Juneteenth Fest, KPRC 2’s Zorrie Jones visits Freedmen’s Town with Charonda Johnson to talk legacy, resilience and what’s next for this historic Houston neighborhood.

Sharon Fletcher, executive director of Houston Freedmen's Town Conservancy, preserves America's oldest black settlement with Juneteenth events and restoration.