San Antonio Black History Tours

11/09/2026

FREEDMAN’S CEMETERY: PRESERVING OUR HISTORY, HONORING OUR ANCESTORS

During our San Antonio Black History Tours visit to Dallas, we explored Freedman’s Cemetery, a sacred burial ground and powerful reminder of the African American community that helped build Dallas.

Thanks to the efforts of community advocates, historians, and preservationists, this important historic site was preserved. On Juneteenth, June 19, 1999, the Freedman’s Memorial, featuring sculptures by artist David Newton, was dedicated to honor the thousands of African Americans buried there.

But this is more than a Dallas story.

Across America, once-thriving Black communities have been displaced or destroyed by highways, urban renewal, and redevelopment. Homes, businesses, churches, and even burial grounds have disappeared.

The lesson is clear: If we do not document, preserve, and protect our history, it can disappear from the landscape and from the memory of future generations.

Our ancestors built communities, institutions, and legacies that deserve to be remembered.

We are because they were. Their history is our history. Their legacy is our responsibility.

Know Our History. Preserve Our History. Tell Our Stories.

San Antonio Black History Tours
Educating, Empowering, and Connecting Communities Through History.

09/09/2026

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN A SAN ANTONIO-TO-DALLAS BLACK HISTORY TOUR?

San Antonio Black History Tours is exploring a special Black History & Cultural Day Trip from San Antonio to Dallas, Texas!

We’re considering a full-day cultural experience featuring:

✊🏾 African American Museum of Dallas — including the Nelson Mandela Exhibit

📚 Pan-African Connection Bookstore — books, culture, history, art, and more

🕊️ Freedman’s Cemetery Memorial — honoring the history and legacy of Dallas’ African American community

Before we begin planning the date, transportation, and cost, we want to hear from you!

Would you be interested in joining us for this tour?

Comment YES below if you’re interested, and feel free to tag someone you would bring with you!

📍 Departing from San Antonio
🚌 Round-trip charter bus transportation
✊🏾 Black History • Culture • Education • Community

San Antonio Black History Tours
Travel. Learn. Remember. Experience.

06/25/2026

Jun 27

06/25/2026

Join us for a tour through time as we visit the Whitehall plantation in Wilson County, to get a better understanding of what enslavement and emancipation looked like in Bexar county right here in our own backyard! This Saturday JUN 27. Tickets are still available https://bit.ly/Freedom-juneteenth-tour

06/23/2026

A powerful image from a Juneteenth celebration in Sutherland Springs, Texas in the early 1900s.

Notice how the men and women are dressed in their finest clothing. Coming out of slavery, our ancestors understood the importance of dignity, self-respect, and presenting themselves with pride.

Juneteenth was more than a celebration. It was a declaration to the world that they were free people. They gathered with family and friends to honor freedom, give thanks, celebrate community, and envision a brighter future for the next generation.

Their clothing reflected their character, their aspirations, and their determination to build churches, schools, businesses, and strong communities despite the challenges they faced.

As we celebrate Juneteenth today, let us remember the strength, pride, and resilience of those who came before us.

Freedom. Dignity. Community. Legacy.

San Antonio Black History Tours

06/22/2026

This Saturday, June 27, 2026...
San Antonio Black History Tours
https://bit.ly/Freedom-juneteenth-tour

The 1898 Emancipation Day celebration in San Antonio, as reported in the San Antonio Daily Light, offers a valuable glimpse into the rich history of Juneteenth in South Texas.

By the late nineteenth century, Juneteenth had become one of the most important annual celebrations within the African American community. These gatherings brought together families, churches, fraternal organizations, and community leaders to commemorate the end of slavery and celebrate the progress made since emancipation.

Typical activities included parades, religious services, inspirational speeches, music, singing, baseball games, community picnics, and educational programs that highlighted Black history, achievement, and citizenship.

The significance of the 1898 celebration extends beyond the festivities themselves. More than three decades after freedom came to Texas, formerly enslaved people and their descendants were working to build churches, schools, businesses, and civic institutions while facing the growing challenges of segregation and Jim Crow laws. In this environment, Juneteenth served as both a remembrance of the past and a declaration of hope for the future.

These celebrations honored the sacrifices of those who endured slavery, strengthened community bonds, preserved cultural traditions, and reinforced the importance of freedom, education, self-determination, and collective progress. For many African Americans in Texas, Juneteenth was not simply a holiday—it was a powerful affirmation of community, resilience, and achievement.

06/20/2026

Did you know? By 1898, more than 30 years after emancipation, African Americans in San Antonio were still gathering each June to celebrate freedom.

According to reports in the San Antonio Daily Light, Emancipation Day celebrations included parades, prayer services, speeches, music, baseball games, picnics, and community gatherings. These events were more than celebrations—they were opportunities to honor the formerly enslaved, preserve history, and inspire future generations.

At a time when segregation and Jim Crow laws were spreading across the South, Black Texans continued to build churches, schools, businesses, and civic organizations while proudly celebrating the meaning of freedom.

Juneteenth was not just about looking back—it was about moving forward.

Join us on the Juneteenth Freedom Bus Tour as we explore the history of slavery, emancipation, freedom seekers, and the communities that emerged after freedom came to Texas.

🚌 Ride • Learn • Eat • Remember

Discover the stories, people, and places that shaped Black Texas history.