BONUS EPISODE: The Juneteenth Legacy Project with Sam Collins III

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Ken Wise

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🗓️ 26 June 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Galveston native Sam Collins III had a vision to bring Texas history and the Juneteenth story to its home in a grand way. Enlisting the help of a team of artists, technology experts, and the Galveston community, the Juneteenth Legacy Project came to life at the very site where General Granger issued General Order No. 3. Learn about Galveston's newest civic asset and the need for more Texas history, not less, from Sam Collins III in this bonus episode of Wise About Texas.

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0:00.0	Howdy and welcome to a bonus episode of Why's about Texas, the Texas History Podcast.
0:13.4	I'm Ken Wise your host.
0:14.8	Thanks for tuning in to this special
0:16.7	Juneteenth bonus with Sam Collins the third.
0:20.5	On the main Juneteenth episode, episode 102, I interviewed Ed Cotton, author of the book
0:27.0	Juneteenth and how the holiday came about. We talked a lot about Galveston and we talked about a mural down in Galveston called
0:37.3	Absolute Equality that was dedicated on Juneteenth 2021. Well, the work behind that mural was all started by Sam Collins. Sam is a Galveston
0:50.8	native and he is a financial services guy. He's been so for over 20 years.
0:56.7	He's a fellow Aggie of mine and he serves on several boards. He's a trustee of the
1:01.6	Rosenberg Library. He's on the National
1:04.7	Trust for Historic Preservation and does a ton of Texas history work he's so
1:10.4	dedicated he actually bought and lives in a very historic property in Galveston County.
1:16.0	In 2015 Sam was named Galveston City, or excuse me Galveston County Citizen of the Year by the Galveston Daily News. and in 2012 was recognized as an unsung hero by that same newspaper.
1:30.0	Sam is extremely dedicated to Texas history and Galveston history and he started this project,
1:39.2	this absolute equality mural.
1:41.4	And so I thought it would be a nice bonus to talk to Sam about the project. to
1:43.3	quality mural. And so I thought it would be a nice bonus to talk to Sam about the project, how it came about, and what his vision is for this wonderful asset that he has given the city of Galveston.
1:53.0	So enjoy this interview with Sam Collins the third.
1:57.0	Well, good morning, Sam.
1:58.0	Thanks so much for being on Wies about Texas this morning.
2:01.0	How are things?
2:02.0	Oh, it's great. Thanks for the invitation.
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