The UCAC Juneteenth Committee meets at 5:30 PM every second Thursday of the month in the U.S.Colored Troups Center in Lancaster Park (starting January 11, 2024). All are welcome.
We are excited to host our Juneteenth African American Heritage Celebrations. Each year we expand and grow with new sponsors, vendors, entertainment and attendees from the community. We do our absolute best to provide enough seating and covered areas, but we do encourage you to bring your own lawn chair.
We provide local entertainers an opportunity to showcase their music. We welcome all sorts of music entertainment in celebration of the African American Heritage. If you would like to recommend yourself or a entertainer please contact us.
June 15, 2024
Free Family Event
Bring your own chairs and small tents or umbrellas!
12PM
JOHN G. LANCASTER PARK
WILLOWS ROAD
LEXINGTON PARK, MD 20653
"Juneteenth is a day of reflection, a day of renewal, a pride-filled day. It is a moment in time taken to appreciate the African American experience. It is inclusive of all races, ethnicities and nationalities as nothing is more comforting than the hand of a friend." - www.Juneteenth.com
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We hope you're all doing well and staying safe. We wanted to take a moment to express our excitement for the upcoming 2024 Juneteenth celebration!
As we gear up for this incredible event, we wanted to reach out to all our amazing vendors and sponsors and ask for your support this year. We're looking forward to your participation and contributions to make this celebration even more memorable than ever before.
To make the process smoother and more efficient for everyone involved, we moved to an online application submission. This will allow for a smoother tracking system and ensure that no applications are lost or misplaced. Please use this online application this year.
We're planning to start accepting applications in January, giving you plenty of time to prepare and submit your applications and payments. We want to ensure that everyone has a fair chance to participate and showcase their incredible offerings.
Please note that checks are still accepted by mail, but we strongly recommend completing your application online for a smoother experience. This will also allow us to keep track of all the necessary information in one place.
We're excited to see the diverse range of vendors and sponsors that will be joining us this year. Together, we can create an unforgettable celebration that honors the significance of Juneteenth and promotes unity and freedom.
If you have any questions or need assistance with the online application process, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team. We're here to support you every step of the way.
Thank you for your continued support, and we can't wait to see you at the 2024 Juneteenth celebration!
#Juneteenth2024
Mike Brown
UCAC is non-political, non-partisan, and we do not support or endorse any political candidates.
Juneteenth originated as a celebration of the ending of slavery in Texas. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger and 1,800 troops of the Union Army arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War had ended and all slaves were free. Even though President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation had gone into effect on January 1, 1863, freeing all slaves in those states in rebellion against the United States, for various reasons the decree had not yet taken effect in Texas.
The proclamation issued by General Granger - General Orders, Number3 - announced: The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and free laborer ...
That evening, thousands of people in Galveston celebrated their freedom with dancing, singing, and feasting. In the years that followed, other southern cities also began to organized Juneteenth festivities. It was not until January 1, 1980, however, that Juneteenth was designated an official state holiday in Texas. Through the efforts of African American state legislator Al Edwards, Juneteenth became the first emancipation celebration granted official state recognition.
Today, Juneteenth is celebrated not only in Texas, but in cities throughout the United States. Typical Juneteenth activities include picnics, parades, barbecues, ball games, and family reunions. It is also a time for people to recount the events of the past. Today Juneteenth has taken on a more national perspective, celebrating African American freedom while encouraging self-development and respect for all cultures.
"Let us discard all this quibbling about this man and the other man, this race and that race and the other race being inferior, and therefore they must be placed in an inferior position. Let us discard all these things, and unite as one people throughout this land, until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal." - Abraham Lincoln, (July 10, 1858)
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