Juneteenth at Fort McHenry . . . A Celebration of Freedom!
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Come celebrate Juneteenth in the land of the free and home of the brave! Sponsored by the Juneteenth Museum and the National Park Service, Fort McHenry’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth celebration will be held on June 16 at 2:00 p.m. outside the Visitor Center. What better place to commemorate the oldest celebration of freedom and the ending of slavery than Fort McHenry? Did you know there was a connection between Francis Scott Key and the country of Liberia? Did you know that one of the soldiers killed at Fort McHenry was a runaway slave? Did you know that slaves and freemen helped build Fort McHenry’s defenses and played a major role in the Battle of Baltimore? Activities will include a wreath-laying honoring all soldiers, a tribute to the song “Amazing Grace,” living history presentations by Harriet Tubman and Civil War reenactors, crowning of “Miss Juneteenth 2007,” presentations by Ms. Senior Maryland, Ms. Maryland, Miss Black International and Miss Teen Maryland, as well as special guests from the Liberian Embassy, Ghana and Nigeria. Other highlights include an American flag ceremony, public singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the public reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth has become the recognized benchmark for the commemoration of the ending of slavery. On June 19th 1865 Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with the news that the Civil War had ended and all slaves were free. Although beginning in Texas, annual commemorations of the event spread nationwide. Today the holiday celebrates African-American freedom while encouraging self-development and respect for all cultures. It is a state holiday in Alaska, California, Delaware, Texas, New York and many others. It is an official holiday of the Baltimore Chapter of the NAACP.
The event is free and parking is provided on site.
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Morning Sunday
founder, Executive Director,
National Juneteenth Museum and Juneteenth International
Celebrate Juneteenth , June 19 each year
Office 443 926 4204 mnsunday@yahoo.com
Juneteenth has become the recognized bench mark for the commemoration of the ending of slavery. It is a state holiday in: Alaska, California, Conn., Delaware, Florida , Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Wyoming and also in the District of Columbia. It is an official holiday of the Baltimore Chapter of the NAACP.
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Come celebrate Juneteenth in the land of the free and home of the brave! Sponsored by the Juneteenth Museum and the National Park Service, Fort McHenry’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth celebration will be held on June 16 at 2:00 p.m. outside the Visitor Center. What better place to commemorate the oldest celebration of freedom and the ending of slavery than Fort McHenry? Did you know there was a connection between Francis Scott Key and the country of Liberia? Did you know that one of the soldiers killed at Fort McHenry was a runaway slave? Did you know that slaves and freemen helped build Fort McHenry’s defenses and played a major role in the Battle of Baltimore? Activities will include a wreath-laying honoring all soldiers, a tribute to the song “Amazing Grace,” living history presentations by Harriet Tubman and Civil War reenactors, crowning of “Miss Juneteenth 2007,” presentations by Ms. Senior Maryland, Ms. Maryland, Miss Black International and Miss Teen Maryland, as well as special guests from the Liberian Embassy, Ghana and Nigeria. Other highlights include an American flag ceremony, public singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” and the public reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth has become the recognized benchmark for the commemoration of the ending of slavery. On June 19th 1865 Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas, with the news that the Civil War had ended and all slaves were free. Although beginning in Texas, annual commemorations of the event spread nationwide. Today the holiday celebrates African-American freedom while encouraging self-development and respect for all cultures. It is a state holiday in Alaska, California, Delaware, Texas, New York and many others. It is an official holiday of the Baltimore Chapter of the NAACP.
The event is free and parking is provided on site.
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See what's free at AOL.com.
Morning Sunday
founder, Executive Director,
National Juneteenth Museum and Juneteenth International
Celebrate Juneteenth , June 19 each year
Office 443 926 4204 mnsunday@yahoo.com
Juneteenth has become the recognized bench mark for the commemoration of the ending of slavery. It is a state holiday in: Alaska, California, Conn., Delaware, Florida , Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, Wyoming and also in the District of Columbia. It is an official holiday of the Baltimore Chapter of the NAACP.
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