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The festival had 10 vendors and three different musical acts. Author: Briana Ray-Turner Updated: 11:11 PM EDT May 8, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla The Cajun Festival brought many people out of their homes as well as from out of the state.
Most people that attended were so glad things seemed to be going in the right direction in the pandemic.
“Oh my goodness it is such a difference from last year we have a festival happening which is of course not what was happening last year. Everybody was of course at their homes, said Liz Mccoy, executive director of Friends of James Weldon Johnson park.
Legacy of James Weldon Johnson remembered during event at park on Saturday
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James Weldon Johnson was honored as a Duval County legend Saturday, at the park named after him.
“We want to make sure that people know and understand what happened in Jacksonville, and who James Weldon Johnson is and was,” said Liz McCoy, executive director of the park.
The pioneer was known for being a writer, an activist, a principal, the first black man to be admitted to the Florida Bar, and a longtime participant and leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
James Weldon Johnson composed Lift Every Voice and Sing, which became known as the Black national anthem. Author: Kailey Tracy Updated: 6:38 PM EST February 20, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla The beat of several drums echoed from the newly renamed James Weldon Johnson Park in downtown Jacksonville Saturday afternoon.
The park was originally named after Civil War veteran, Charles Hemming, when he donated a Confederate monument to Jacksonville. The Confederate soldier statue that stood on top of the monument was removed last summer.
Organizers of Saturday s event, which included food music and dancing, called it Duval Legacies. It s the first of the series celebrating Black history in Duval, they said, starting with Johnson during Black History Month. Johnson composed Lift Every Voice and Sing, which became known as the Black national anthem.