Two exhibits on display at SJSU, and across the City of San Jose shed more light on the life and times of African-Americans during and after slavery. This is in conjunction with the first national observance of Juneteenth.
For the first time, the U.S. officially observed Juneteenth as a national holiday.Some have said that act, which is separated from California by several states and more than a century of time, still has meaning in the Bay Area.
"There’s some comfort for me in knowing there were other black people here before me. And so that was part of my desire to do an exhibit like this," said Lowe. Dr. Jackson said it’s important to celebrate in as many was as possible, too. Inside the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library on the SJSU campus, sits an exhibit of cookbooks with ties to Juneteenth.
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