Annapolis Juneteenth Parade and Festival JUNETEENTH HISTORY: Annapolis Juneteenth Parade and Festival is a celebration of African American history.  On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued over two years prior, the news was withheld from many enslaved Africans. LIBATION CEREMONY ... Read more