A North Texas artist is telling the story of Juneteenth's past, present and future in a new mural.
"They erected a building called the Hall of Negro Life that opened on Juneteenth," Moore said.
That was in 1936. The hall was a place to highlight Black excellence in art and science. It was demolished months after it opened.The African American Museum sits on the same site in Fair Park today. Moore's mural pays tribute to Harlem Renaissance artist, Aaron Douglas, whose murals were on the walls of the demolished hall.
"This is his signature style," Moore said."There is, I think, power in recognition and conversation." The mural is a timeline that takes the viewer from 1865 to present day, showing what Juneteenth celebrates, and maybe sparking conversations about what still needs to be done. "To actually change the lives of the people that we're trying to celebrate and recognize," Moore said.
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