A journey to Texas reveals the history & resilient hope of the Juneteenth holiday.
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom airs Friday, June 19 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.
A Black man is troubled by the legacy of American slavery and the misuse of Christianity to justify it. He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust society.