Houston, TX — The Buffalo Troopers Nationwide Museum will commemorate the one hundred and sixtieth anniversary of Juneteenth with a strong three-day celebration titled Juneteenth @160: U.S. Coloured Troops’ Name to Freedom | Our Journey to Progress, set for June 19–21, 2025. The occasion honors the historic contributions of the US Coloured Troops (USCT) and the legacy they helped forge by army service and cultural resilience.
Juneteenth @160 presents a sturdy collection of free public occasions, together with artwork exhibitions, historic reenactments, interactive storytelling, youth actions, and a West African-inspired culinary expertise. The theme, grounded in liberation, legacy, and dwelling historical past, calls consideration to the continued journey of Black Individuals from enslavement to empowerment.
“Juneteenth @160 is a cultural reckoning and a tribute to the generations of Black troopers who fought to grow to be residents below the safety of the U.S. Structure,” stated Desmond Bertrand-Pitts, CEO of the Buffalo Troopers Nationwide Museum. “These have been previously enslaved people who fought for freedom, self-determination and dignity.”
Honoring the U.S. Coloured Troops and Buffalo Troopers
Greater than 180,000 Black troopers served within the Union Military as a part of the USCT in the course of the Civil Warfare. Their braveness and repair have been instrumental in serving to implement the Emancipation Proclamation, notably in Accomplice-held territories like Texas—the place federal troops have been wanted to make sure freedom was upheld past June 19, 1865.
After the warfare, many USCT veterans transitioned into the newly established Common Military regiments referred to as the Buffalo Troopers, forming a legacy of self-discipline, management, and resistance that reshaped the American army and Western growth.
“The USCT laid the inspiration for the inclusion of Black troopers within the Common Military,” Bertrand-Pitts added. “Their efficiency dismantled the parable that Black males have been unfit for army service.”
Key Occasions Throughout Juneteenth @160
“Phrases & Circumstances: The Promise vs. Actuality” Artwork Exhibition
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Date: June 19, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
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Location: College Museum at Texas Southern College
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Curated by Seba R. Suber, this modern present explores post-1865 liberation by the lens of Normal Order No. 3 and the legacy of the USCT.
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Artists embrace Ann ‘Sole Sister’ Johnson, Nathaniel Donnett, David McGee, Tay Butler, Alexis Pye, and others.
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Occasion encompasses a keynote by Main Normal Barrye Value, Ph.D. (Ret.), a panel dialogue, and a West African-inspired culinary expertise.
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Exhibition runs by August 3, 2025.
Dwelling Historical past Encampment + Roots & Resilience
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Dates: June 20–21, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
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Location: Buffalo Troopers Nationwide Museum
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Experiences embrace:
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USCT reenactments by Dwelling Historical past Co.
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Youth crafts and academic actions
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A neighborhood Black-owned vendor market
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Veteran useful resource cubicles and companion storytelling tables
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Partnerships and Assist
Juneteenth @160 is introduced with cultural assist from Texas Southern College, Undertaking Row Homes, Houston Group School, Memorial Park Conservancy, and historian Sam Collins III.
Sponsors embrace Kinder Basis, Humanities Texas, Houston Arts Alliance, AARP, Smartwater, and Normal Orders No. 3 Vodka, with extra partnerships in improvement.
Register and Study Extra
Registration is open at buffalosoldiersmuseum.org/juneteenth160.
To volunteer, grow to be a neighborhood companion, or inquire about sponsorship, go to the positioning or contact Madison Walkes at [email protected] or name 346-465-1260.