A Juneteenth celebration in Austin, Texas, 1900 DEFENDER: In a very general sense, does this 185th anniversary of Houston’s founding have any significance at all for Black people? GERALD HORNE: Well, in so far as we recognize that Houston, and indeed Texas, were begun as slave holding enterprises.

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