Sharon Batiste Gillins is a genealogist and member of Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.
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Celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston
05-09-2022
We're celebrating to make sure that the history of Juneteenth lives on.
Members of Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas, gather to celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2021. / Go Nakamura / Getty Images
The birthplace of Juneteenth is making sure the history of the holiday lives on.