The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-20
THEIR EMANCIP ALTON DAY
The Anniversary Celebration by the
COlOred People of Houston.
AN ELABORATE INDUSTRIAL PARADE
Prizes Awarded--Day at the Grounds.
The Oration--Fe festivities
Continue Today.


President Llncolu's emancipation procla-
nation. freeing the slaves Of the South,
was Issued the hrst day Of January, 1863
hut It was not until June 10 1865. that
the provisions OF the proclamation were
complied with in Texas, hence the day the
colored brother celebrates.
There are are different days observed in
the Southern states as Emancipation day
this variation being caused 10y no attention
being paid 10 Lincolng emancipation proc
Amatiun until the arrival of the tSmmls'
eioner OF military ruler of the i've different
districts into which the slave States were
divided Texas aud Louisiana comprising
the NTH district and the proclamation of
this commander was issued AT Galveston
June -, hence the observance OF this day
IN Texas aud Luuisaua
some effort has been made to- celebrate
some fixed date for uniform Observance Of
tie day IN different sections, but the effort
has not been successful
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The street parade by the colorcd people
Of Houston Yesterday upon the occasion
oi their Emancipation celebration was a
mos. crcditable one In Illustrating the in
dustricS in which the colorcd cItlzcu5 of
thls city are engaged.
le,ldcd by Il colorcd bond aud military
company With some prcttly decorated
floats, the parade proper was chiefly VI
an Industrial character. showing ON 70 mum
per OF uoals equipped Tor ma, purpose DC
urlck yards, the Dickson Car Wheel COM.
pany, with iron uuudcrs Engaged To- thcir
Tuslor Bros brick works. Tcxus ud
Louisiana Lumber company. a southern
i'Wlnc gar showing. the work of nripIt
hucsscs AL work, hacks will officers n
the association. tue Goddess OF Liberty
SI "i 9fc3raieo yrn,S,Hs ine pA,99dg rn
iuictE OF caV65oy RINGERS
W the Whole IL was q most credltablo
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die success Of their ruorJ IN every year
improving Their lHih Of june celebration
inc u,1nrinl,i, "D uI,rg lrbngo ,n' ,,,pni
ccleblatou was observed win appropriate
ceremony
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Lssay-"rhc Abolition Movement .....
Miss Kubiu Freeman tuuGpsS eft
liberty.
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The ornuohs were vel rer,Nr'l ihrN
were INSPIRING and cdilyng y O.. IlrH
dclson cuuusrlcd his people to tlult auo
economy, emphasizing me mpuruutr Hu.
Necessity OF the colored men maintaining
the character OF thtlr Families IS th'
white man does lie SAID tnnt thS 'mdh'l
patton or the slaves hlCiht much buO "
eould not make men; ne, saM lh3t man
mood II a matter ol ser ,Hnr"SauHh an'
Wen qrecteu tuofts hhu hlEu Nudt'NHl
ne thpuGht that the coiortu tNV NY
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