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Juneteenth Celebration - 2009
Juneteenth
is the oldest nationally celebrated
commemoration of the ending of slavery
in the United States. On June 19, 1865,
two months after the surrender of
General Lee and more than two years
after Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation, General Granger of the
Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas
and issued General Order No. 3 . . . ALL
SLAVES ARE FREE . . .
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Featuring:
• Buffalo Soldiers
• Tuskegee Airmen
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Gospel Singing
• African Dance and
Drumming
• Evening Jazz
Concert
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Exhibits
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Food & Vendors
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Children's Games and
Activities
Click here for
Directions
to the Juneteenth
Celebration
at Freedom Park
Tulagi Place
Lexington Park, Maryland
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JUNETEENTH 2009 SPONSORS
Juneteenth 2009 has received
pledges from the groups and
corporations listed below:
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