Jamestown Juneteenth Celebration

Jamestown Juneteenth Celebration "Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free." - John F. Kennedy, Jr. Juneteenth commemorates June 18 and 19, 1865.

Though Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, with an effective date of January 1, 1863, it had minimal immediate effect on most slaves’ day-to-day lives, particularly in the Confederate States of America. Texas, as a part of the Confederacy, was resistant to the Emancipation Proclamation, and though slavery was very prevalent in East Texas, it was not as commo

n in the Western areas of Texas, particularly the Hill Country, where most German-Americans were opposed to the practice. June 18 is the day Union General Gordon Granger and 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take possession of the state and enforce the emancipation of its slaves. On June 19, 1865, legend has it while standing on the balcony of Galveston’s Ashton Villa, Granger read the contents of "General Order No. 3:"

'The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.'

05/05/2020

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic it is with great regret that this year’s Juneteenth Celebration is cancelled. I would like to Thank all those who met, planned, donated, inspired and cheered us on to bring back Juneteenth 2020, with a big bang this June.

Special thank you to Alize Scot for your well informed Black History Workshops, we are looking forward to gathering again to learn more; Rev LeRoy Walker for taking Juneteenth under Emmanuel Baptist Church’s wing.

Those who chaired a committee Regina Brackman, Tamu Reinhardt, China Kinney, and Larry Howie; committee members Susan Mesa and your church. Elder Stewart and your church, PastorReggie Smith, Marla Harris, Cindy Taylor, Paul Leone, Shonda Leeper, D’yavion Rosario, Teresia Davis, Tawny Rives, Ted Price, and Servant Norman Coleman, Kathy Leeper, Next Level, Big Pitts BBQ, the City of Jamestown, and Taylor Scott. Please charge it to my head not my heart if you were not mentioned and participated someway.

Calvinia Knight much appreciation to you for stepping up last August to help with this year’s planning!

May God bless you and keep all of you. Hopefully we All can get together sometime later in the fall to pick-up where we left off to make Juneteenth 2021 an amazing celebration.

Many Blessings and stay safe,
Vickye

03/19/2020

The Juneteenth meeting scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled and the next meeting is on Thursday, March 26th, at 6:00 p.m. Is will be a conference call, please call 1-712-775-7270, 424080 #. Hope you have good news regarding our donation collection for our event on April 18th (if we are still able to hold it, time will tell).
Thank you

03/16/2020

Our Black History Workshops have been postponed until further notice. We thank all those who have attended the first two, and those who were planning to attending. we will inform you then they will return. Many blessings

03/04/2020

The committee will be meeting every Thursday, 5:30 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 53 West 23rd Street,

We are also looking for items to be donated for our fundraiser to make this year event possible. Please feel free to contact me at 716-487-2888, if you would like to help our cause.

03/03/2020

The Jamestown Juneteenth Planning Committee
is meeting every Thursday night, 5:30 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 53 West 23rd Street,

We are looking for donations for our fundraiser on April 18th and for the festival on June 19th -21st. .
Please feel free to contact me at 716-487-2888, if you would like to help our cause or if you would like to participate.

03/01/2020

The Jamestown Juneteenth Planning Committee will be sponsoring Black History Workshops presented by Ms. Alize Scot at Emmanuel Baptist Church 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month.

The next workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 3rd, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

All are welcome to attend

02/27/2020

The Jamestown Juneteenth Planning Committee will be sponsoring Black History Workshops presented by Ms. Alize Scot at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 53 West 23rd Street, Jamestown (1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month).

The next workshop is on Tuesday, March 3rd,
All are welcome to attend to learn of our rich cultural.

02/26/2020

The next Juneteenth Meeting on Thursday, February 27th, 5:30 pm will be done by conference call, because of the weather report for Thursday. Thank you and will hear from you on Thursday

The phone number is 1-425-436-6376 and the code is 574011

Juneteenth 2020
June 19 - 21, 2020 Jackson Taylor (Chadakoin) Park

02/17/2020

Just a friendly reminder that the Jamestown Juneteenth Planning Committee will be sponsoring Black History Workshops presented by Ms. Alize Scot at Emmanuel Baptist Church 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month beginning Tuesday, February 18th 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

All are welcome to attend

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