Juneteenth Handbook

I, myself personally, did not become aware of the Juneteenth Day Celebration until late in life---even though both my parents were from the south, one from Louisiana the other from Texas where the Juneteenth Celebration originated.

Emancipation, which would lead to the word and the celebration of Juneteenth was not part of the history I was taught in school. I learned that the racial unrest during the civil rights era just about brought all Juneteenth Day Celebrations to a halt in down south in the 60's.

As some African Americans from the south moved out west the celebration was revived and finally made its way to my radar in the mid 90's while I was working at a television station. On one of the television programs I directed were two members from the San Jose CA. Afro Center.

After the taping, I got the chance to chat with the two female Afro Center members. That was when I first became aware of the Juneteenth Celebration and as a result, I have attended and participated in several Juneteenth events since then. 

 

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