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!
1. Debbie Allen is from Houston

2. Usher was born in Dallas

3. David and Tamela Mann are from Ft. Worth

4. Loni Love is from Houston

5. Jill Marie Jones is from Dallas

6. Lil Twist is from Dallas

7. Brittney Griner is from Houston

8. Grant Hill is from Dallas

9. Kirk Franklin is from Ft. Worth

10. Jamie Foxx is from Terrell

11. Forest Whitaker is from Longview
