JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION in Hannibal Square:
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 10am-2pm
In commemoration of “Juneteenth,” the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Winter Park Library, and Winter Park Parks and Recreation Department will host the seventh annual Juneteenth Celebration: Remembering, Knowing and Shifting the Narrative at the Winter Park Community Center, adjacent to the Heritage Center. The event commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865 nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. The celebration and observance will feature distinguished guests speakers along with community conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Commemorating the news of the ending of slavery in the United States reaching Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 – two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation – celebrations and observances include distinguished guest speakers on the history of Juneteenth along with community conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Commemorating the news of the ending of slavery in the United States reaching Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 – two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation – celebrations and observances include distinguished guest speakers on the history of Juneteenth along with community conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
