After 41 Years of Tragedy, Disrepair, and Disease, Juneteenth Is Back at Comanche Crossing
How do you revive one of the great celebrations of freedom, one that began after the Civil War in the bottomlands of the Navasota River and grew into a massive twentieth century festival—bringing people from all over the country to tiny Mexia, Texas? In other words, how do you revive Juneteenth at Comanche Crossing? Can it even be done?We’ll find out over the next few days at Lake Mexia, a small, M-shaped body of water about forty miles east of Waco that is stocked with bass and crappie. It’s a pleasant spot for fishermen and country folks who like peace and quiet. You wouldn’t know it today, but for generations, people gathered at the lake for several days of serious jubilating. As I wrote in the June 2021 issue of Texas…
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