A photograph of a band performing under a pavilion for the 2012 Denton Juneteenth Celebration. They are all wearing white shirts and are playing their instruments. One of the signs behind them reads "Denton Juneteenth Celebration".

Photograph of a group of people spread out at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012. The image shows a group of African American men and women standing spread out in a room with a red carpet. A few people can be seen standing on a stage.

A photograph of a group of people gathered in a park where the 2012 Denton Juneteenth Celebration was held. They are standing on a sidewalk and most are wearing matching t-shirts.

Photograph of a group game from the Black Student Excellence event, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a few African American men and women in a red carpeted room with some of them lined up and watching two of them standing with their legs spread out and white sheets of paper under each of their feet.

A photograph of people gathered underneath a "North Texas" pop-up tent at the Denton Juneteenth Celebration.Two are wearing t-shirts for the NAACP with yellow "power" fists on a blue cloth.

Photograph of two friends at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows two women in a room with red carpet. Under them are two papers under them with them stepping on it with their shoes on and them leaning forward. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

A photograph of singers dressed in green t-shirts at the Denton Juneteenth Celebration. They are arranged on a concrete stage under a pavilion and have microphones and a sound system in front of them. Two signs read "Denton Juneteenth Celebration" and "Denton Municipal Electric".

A photograph of singers dressed in green t-shirts at the Denton Juneteenth Celebration. They are arranged on a concrete stage and have microphones and a sound system in front of them.

Photograph of people around the room at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a group of African American men and women in a red carpeted room. All of them are lined up along the walls of the room and facing each other, standing up. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

A photograph of a band performing under a pavilion for the 2012 Denton Juneteenth Celebration. They are all wearing white shirts and are playing their instruments. One of the signs behind them reads "Denton Juneteenth Celebration".

A photograph of a group of singers gathered under a pavilion for the 2012 Denton Juneteenth Celebration. They are standing at microphones and there is a young man playing the piano and signs hanging behind them. One of the signs read "Denton Juneteenth Celebration".

A photograph of books and an itinerary flier for February laid out on a table. Three of the books are "Timetables of African-American History", "Black Firsts", and "African American Yearbook". The flier has a green, black, red, and yellow design with small icon pictures next to all of the events.

A photograph of two posters on display on easels in an open area in the center of the UNT Student Union. The posters have statements about the Emancipation Proclamation and a stamp that says "TRUE" on both of them. They are pink and blue split down the middle and there is the same illustrated scene at the bottom of both.

A photograph of the Multicultural Center's table in an open area in the center of the UNT Student Union. It is set up at an event about the Emancipation Proclamation and there are books arranged on it, an event flier, and poster on display. There is also a man sitting behind the table.

A photograph of a long banner hanging from the second floor in an open area in the center of the UNT Student Union. It has rows of figures from the chest up with dates and information inside of them and they are colored black, yellow, red, and green. At the top it reads "Emancipation Proclamation 150th".

A photograph of people standing in an open area in the center of the UNT Student Union with posters spaced evenly around the edges. There is a Multicultural Center table at one end with workers seated at it, banners hanging from the walls and the second floor is visible above them.

A photograph of the Multicultural Center's table in an open area in the center of the UNT Student Union. It is set up at an event about the Emancipation Proclamation and there are books arranged on it for people to look at. There are banners hanging from the floor above and someone is seated behind the table.

A photograph of a student standing in an open area in the center of the UNT Student Union. They are looking at posters set up at an event about the Emancipation Proclamation and there are books arranged on it, an event flier, and poster on display. There is also a man sitting behind the table.

A photograph of a woman standing in front of a table in an open area in the center of the UNT Student Union. The table has a Multicultural Center tablecloth on it, books about the Emancipation Proclamation, and fliers about future events. A man is seated on the other side to answer people's questions. There are also easels set up beside the table with other information and facts about the Emancipation Proclamation.

Photograph of a man sitting on stage at the 2nd Annual BSE event in 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows an African American man in a long sleeve dress shirt and black pants sitting on a chair that is on a slightly raised stage. Black Student Experience (BSE), was created to foster pride and promote academic success among the Black student population at UNT. Created in 2011, BSE is a weekend retreat that introduces incoming freshman and transfer students to leaders of the Black student population. This retreat is an opportunity for students to discover their campus involvement interests, become introduced to black faculty, staff, and alumni, and ideally begin or cultivate a path to become a leader themselves. BSE participants leave the retreat with a better knowledge of the UNT resources available to them, a foundation that will prepare them to be successful at UNT and a community of support and family.

A photograph of people gathered under a covered area at a park during a Juneteenth celebration. They are clapping and singing into microphones and a man is facing them. There are amps, speakers, and a sign that reads "Denton Municipal Electric" in the space around them.

A photograph of a band performing under a pavilion for the 2012 Denton Juneteenth Celebration. They are all wearing white shirts and are playing their instruments. One of the signs behind them reads "Denton Juneteenth Celebration".

A photograph of people gathered under a covered area at a park during a Juneteenth celebration. They are clapping and singing into microphones and a man is facing them. There are amps, speakers, and a sign that reads "Denton Juneteenth Celebration" in the space around them.

A photograph of a playground and booths set up in a park for the Denton Juneteenth Celebration. There is a snocone stand, grills, and swings.