Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration festival to be held Thursday
The celebration will feature local African American food trucks and vendors, live performances from Jacksonville’s best musicians, dancers and more. Author: First Coast News Staff Published: 7:34 AM EDT May 20, 2021 Updated: 7:34 AM EDT May 20, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The first annual Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration will take place on Thursday.
Jacksonville’s Emancipation Celebration will feature local African American food trucks and vendors, live performances from Jacksonville’s best musicians, dancers and poets, fun activities for the kids, a Community Art Project and a historical display.
Local historical organizations will also lend their expertise to weave educational stories throughout the performances and activities. The festival will begin at 11 a.m. and close out at 8 p.m. at James Weldon Johnson Park.
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Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, James Weldon Johnson Park and the City of Jacksonville are excited to announce the first annual Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration. The festival will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in an effort to educate the community about the historical significance of Florida’s observed Emancipation Day.
Jacksonville’s Emancipation Celebration will feature local African American food trucks and vendors, live performances from Jacksonville’s best musicians, dancers and poets, fun activities for the kids, a Community Art Project and a historical display. Local historical organizations will also lend their expertise to weave educational stories throughout the performances and activities. The festival will begin at 11 a.m. and close out at 8 p.m. at James Weldon Johnson Park.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla Confederate monuments are still standing in Jacksonville.
The City of Jacksonville says Mayor Curry is planning on meeting with the Working Group which has been trying to figure out what to do with monuments.
Mainly, three monuments are in question: one in Springfield Park, one in the Old City Cemetery and one in James Weldon Johnson Park.
In June 2020, Curry said all Confederate monuments in Jacksonville would come down.