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abc13.com | Brandon Hamilton
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Down on Broadway in Galveston is a church with enough history to fill its entire sanctuary. Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church is often referred to as the Mother Church of Texas, a place where the enslaved would gather to worship. "When you walk into Reedy Chapel, there's a presence. You feel the ancestors here in the sanctuary," Rev. Lernette Patterson said. Patterson says it's important to tell the church's history.
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1 week ago |
abc13.com | Brandon Hamilton
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This year will mark four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, but the day has been celebrated for many years since 1865, when news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Galveston. In honor of the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth in 2025, ABC13's Brandon Hamilton had a conversation with a panel of experts to talk about equity - 160 years later.
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1 week ago |
abc13.com | Brandon Hamilton
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Juneteenth marks a pivotal part of our nation's history. For a local family, it's also a time to reflect on their past: the journey of their enslaved ancestors and the success that followed. "My great-grandfather was a 5-year-old when his family came in 1865," Diane Henderson Moore said. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers would arrive in Galveston to deliver the news that the last of the enslaved were free.
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1 week ago |
abc13.com | Brandon Hamilton
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- June 19, 1865---It's the day freedom came to Texas and the birth of Juneteenth. Major General Gordon Granger and thousands of Union soldiers would arrive on the coast of Galveston with news that the enslaved were free, nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation.
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2 months ago |
abc13.com | Brandon Hamilton
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTRK) -- In just a few hours, the University of Houston men's basketball team will hit the court with a chance to make history: winning an NCAA championship. The Coogs face the Florida Gators on Monday night in San Antonio. ABC13's Brandon Hamilton was in San Antonio along the River Walk Monday morning and spoke to Houston fans packing the Alamo city for the many festivities. "One of the best experiences in my life.
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