Though it just ended up being a federal vacation in 2021, Juneteenth has actually long been commemorated by Black Texans, and by Black neighborhoods throughout the nation. The vacation marks completion of slavery in the United States, where the last enslaved African Americans were emancipated in Galveston, Texas, in 1865.
As part of the events, one homeowner of San Marcos, Texas, began a yearly Juneteenth cake auction to raise cash for college scholarships for regional high school graduates.
” I had no one truly assist me when I finished from school,” stated 89-year-old Rose Brooks, who began the yearly cake auction almost 50 years ago to raise cash for regional trainees.
College-bound elders at San Marcos High School request the scholarship and are then chosen by the school based upon benefit and requirement. This year, the auction raised $4,500 and supported 4 trainees.