Emancipation National Historic Trail
Emancipation National Historic Trail
``(47) Emancipation national historic trail.--The
Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately
51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in
Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate
Highway 45 North, to Freedmen's Town, then to Independence
Heights and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the
migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons
of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of
Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen's Town,
located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas.''.
To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the
Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
Approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. The trail will be built in the future.
"When passed by the Senate and enacted into law, it will result in the second trail in the United States that chronicles the experience of African Americans. Currently, the National Parks Service currently has only one National Historic Trail which centers on the African American experience. It is the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, which covers a 54-mile path between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, and which was named a National Historic Trail in 1966. The Selma to Montgomery Trail tells an important story about a pivotal moment in the nation’s struggle transitioning from a history of segregation towards the Civil Rights Movement," stated the press release from the Honorable Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat representing the 18th Congressional District of Texas, is a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary, Homeland Security and the Budget.
Source: Emancipation National Historic Trail
"When passed by the Senate and enacted into law, it will result in the second trail in the United States that chronicles the experience of African Americans. Currently, the National Parks Service currently has only one National Historic Trail which centers on the African American experience. It is the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, which covers a 54-mile path between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, and which was named a National Historic Trail in 1966. The Selma to Montgomery Trail tells an important story about a pivotal moment in the nation’s struggle transitioning from a history of segregation towards the Civil Rights Movement," stated the press release from the Honorable Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat representing the 18th Congressional District of Texas, is a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary, Homeland Security and the Budget.
Source: Emancipation National Historic Trail
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