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Emancipation Park
1872
Third Ward, Houston
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Four freedmen led a fundraising drive that bought ten acres outright so Black Houstonians would have somewhere to hold Juneteenth. It is the oldest public park in Texas, and for decades under segregation it was the only one in the city they were allowed to use.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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