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Alton Municipal Band continues with patriotism, brass ensemble Thursday Jill Moon The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 The Alton Municipal Band jazz ensemble under the gazebo at Riverview Park in Alton. A brass ensemble will perform at Thursday’s Concerts in the Park series concert. Show MoreShow Less 2of5 ALTON — An Alton Municipal Band brass ensemble returns for the 131st season. The ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 1, at Riverview Park’s gazebo to kick off the fourth week of the Alton Muny Band’s Concerts in the Park series, appropriately themed patriotic. David D...

Mountain park. >> if i had my way, it would be blasted. >> reporter: johnson spearheaded the way to make juneteenth to be celebrating for everyone. we celebrate the fourth of july. it's also important to celebrate juneteenth for the freedoms of black people in this country. >> reporter: gloria brown's father wasn't the only one to predict a different day. so didn't another man in 1963. in his famous "i have a dream" speech martin luther king said in part let freedom ring. >> let freedom ring from the shores of california but not only that, let freedom ring from

Boats will set sail in Newport Harbor on July 4.

Think it's also important to celebrate juneteenth for the freedoms of black people in this country. >> reporter: gloria brown's father wasn't the only one to predict a different day for his town. so did another man in 1963. in his famous "i have a dream" speech, martin luther king said in part, let freedom ring from the snowcapped -- >> let freedom ring from the kur investigativous slopes from california. but not only that, let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. >> reporter: this weekend in stone mountain, georgia, that dream will seem closer than ever, even as they celebrate in the ...

Memorial. a commissioner in the county that encompasses stone mountain park is no fan of the monument. >> if i had my way it would be blasted. >> reporter: but johnson spearheaded the effort to make june 19th a county holiday and believes it is a time to be celebrated by everyone. >> just like we celebrate the fourth of july for the freedoms of people in this country, i think it's also important to celebrate juneteenth for the freedoms of black people in this country. >> reporter: gloria brown's father wasn't the only one to predict a different day for his town. so did another man in 1963. in ...