In 1964, The Great Society, as envisioned by President Lyndon Johnson, was a sweeping plan to improve the lives of all Americans, regardless of their circumstances. Inspired by President Kennedy and his New Frontier, Johnson pledged to fulfill his promise of equal opportunity for all by enacting several comprehensive changes within the federal government.

Juneteenth, short for June Nineteenth, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In June of 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The 2.5 mile walk