Connection In Texas Presents:
Juneteenth The Stage Play
A powerful story of love, faith, and freedom
June 20 & 21, 2025
8:00 PM
THE GRAND 1894 OPERA HOUSE, GALVESTON, TEXAS
Synopsis
Juneteenth The Stage Play tells the heartfelt story of Tippy, a brave enslaved woman, and Henry, a determined enslaved man, whose unwavering love, faith, and prayers carried them through the dark trials of slavery. The play also sheds light on the additional two years of enslavement endured by African Americans in Texas, despite the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth The Stage Play Tradition:
Every year on June 19th, millions commemorate Juneteenth The Stage Play as a day of freedom and reflection. This tradition began as a way for freed slaves to remember and honor the day in 1865 when Texas finally released them from bondage—two and a half years after they were legally ordered to do so.
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Juneteenth Commemorative T-Shirt
Take home a piece of this powerful story of love, faith, and freedom
Celebrate Juneteenth with our limited edition commemorative t-shirt featuring artwork from the play. This exclusive design represents the powerful story of love, faith, and freedom depicted in our stage production.
- 100% premium cotton for maximum comfort
- Vibrant, long-lasting print using eco-friendly inks
- Pre-shrunk fabric to maintain perfect fit
- Unisex design suitable for all attendees
- A portion of proceeds supports community programs
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📍 The Grand 1894 Opera House
🌍 Galveston, Texas
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What Our Guests Thought
Juneteenth The Stage Play is a powerful and moving production that brings history to life with passion and authenticity. Its storytelling, rich with emotion and resilience, leaves a lasting impact, reminding us of the strength and triumph of freedom.
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Facts about Juneteenth The Stage Play
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in states then in rebellion against the United States. Union troops operating in said states gave teeth to the Proclamation. This, however, did not apply to the border states.
“The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”
Undeterred by the recommendation to remain in place, many former slaves left the area during the original reading. In the following weeks formerly enslaved people left Texas in great numbers to find family members and make their way in the postbellum United States.
Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, Second Independence Day, and Emancipation Day to name just a few.
Emancipation Day Celebration band, June 19, 1900.
The enactment of Jim Crow laws dampened the celebration of freedom. In addition, the Great Depression forced many black farming families away from rural areas and into urban environments to seek work— resulting in difficulty taking the day off to celebrate.
The Poor People’s March planned by Martin Luther King Jr. was purposely scheduled to coincide with the date. March participants took the celebrations back to their home states and soon the holiday was reborn.
This holiday is the first holiday to be approved since President Ronald Reagan signed a 1983 bill that approved Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.