GK Sewalott
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This page connection to the Juneteenth Event News page was created to share some of the thoughts and feeling from those who have attended the Juneteenth Day Celebration and to hear from those considering attending or learning more about what Juneteenth really is.
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.
Obstacles are the things we see only when we take our eyes off our goal.
I would really like to answer the question, "what is Juneteenth?" for anyone who is still not clear about the oldest African American Celebration in North America, not to forget that Juneteenth is also a major celebration for the abolitionist. Send in your quotes, testimony, or thoughts about the Juneteenth holiday and I will include them on this page.
Share your Juneteenth testimony, or experience, let us know how you first learned about the Juneteenth day celebration along with your thoughts about the celebration of Juneteenth, or Emancipation day. I would really appreciate your comments and will include them in the information I post to this page.
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GK Sewalott
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