Island of Color: Where Juneteenth Started

Island of Color: Where Juneteenth Started is a compelling firsthand chronicle of Galveston’s African American legacy—told through the voice of Izola Ethel Fedford Collins, a fifth-generation native whose family helped shape the cultural and civic foundation of Texas. Through intimate memoir and documented history, Collins uncovers the untold story of the people who lived, led, and lifted a community in the shadow of slavery and the dawn of freedom.

On the island of Galveston, Texas, the new...