Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.
Click through to see which of your favorite actors, singers, athletes and beauty queens are from Texas!
Happy Juneteenth! Celebrating Celebrities From Texas was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
1. Grant Hill is from Dallas
2. Brittney Griner is from Houston
3. Lamarcus Aldridge is from Dallas
4. Lil Twist is from Dallas
5. Pam Oliver is from Dallas
6. Tevin Campbell is from Dallas
7. Chris Bosh is from Dallas
8. Jill Marie Jones is from Dallas
9. Yolanda Adams is from Houston
10. Billy Preston is from Houston
11. Latavia Roberson is from Houston
12. Loni Love is from Houston
13. Crystle Stewart is from Houston
14. Letoya Luckett is from Houston
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16. Micahael Strahan is from Houston
17. Texas Battle is from Houston
18. Phylicia Rashad is from Houston
19. Chandra Wilson is from Houston
20. Loretta Devine is from Houston
21. David and Tamela Mann are from Ft. Worth
22. Usher was born in Dallas
23. Isaiah Washington is from Houston
24. Debbie Allen is from Houston
25. Eva Longoria is from Corpus Christi
26. Jamie Foxx is from Terrell
27. Forest Whitaker is from Longview
28. Bun B is from Houston
29. Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles are from Houston
