Juneteenth in the Park celebrates 'the talents and the history and the legacy of Black folks'
The celebration kicked off with a parade Saturday morning, culminating in a full day of music, poetry, dance performances, and more.
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Juneteenth in the Park
Annual celebration of African American heritage & emancipation, 6/18: parade 11 am (staging begins 10 am, Fountain of Life), celebration noon, Penn Park; also, more events 6/13-19. Schedule to be announced at kujichaguliamcsd.org.
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Campus, community celebrate Juneteenth; flag to fly at UW–Madison for first time
Posted on Students, faculty, and staff at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are encouraged to take advantage of the many virtual and in-person opportunities in Dane County this week in celebration of Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates when U.S. troops liberated nearly 200,000 Black Texans on June 19, 1865, bringing freedom to the last enslaved people in the former Confederacy more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. It’s a celebration of freedom and African American history, culture, and progress. “Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom and marks an ...
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