10:30: Doors open
11am: Education presentations
12-1: Lunch with KZ's BBQ
1-3: Talent show - including a performance by Dynamix Acapella Chorus
Auditions for talent show May 14th and 15th, details to come..
11am: Education presentations
12-1: Lunch with KZ's BBQ
1-3: Talent show - including a performance by Dynamix Acapella Chorus
Auditions for talent show May 14th and 15th, details to come..
What is Juneteenth?
On June 19th, in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. Since January of 1863, Union soldiers, many of whom were Black, had been reading aloud the proclamation on plantations and in cities across the south as the Confederacy lost territory. It took until June 19th, 1865 for the enslaved people of Texas to be proclaimed free. The day was then celebrated as Juneteenth - our country's second independence day. It is an opportunity for our entire community to celebrate our shared freedom.
On June 19th, in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. Since January of 1863, Union soldiers, many of whom were Black, had been reading aloud the proclamation on plantations and in cities across the south as the Confederacy lost territory. It took until June 19th, 1865 for the enslaved people of Texas to be proclaimed free. The day was then celebrated as Juneteenth - our country's second independence day. It is an opportunity for our entire community to celebrate our shared freedom.
This program is funded by a grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.