JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Juneteenth is a celebration commemorating 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 Heritage Center Juneteenth Celebration features performances and storytelling. There is live music including steel drums, food and more. This celebration is free and open to the public, and is provided in partnership between the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Winter Park Public Library, Axiom Gallery, and the Winter Park Community Center.
On June 27, 2019, during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, there was a rededication of the fiberglass Tuskegee Airmen statue of CMSGT Richard Hall, Jr., which was created by Florida artist Rigoberto Torres. He was commissioned by Crealdé School of Art in 2015 to honor the World War II hero. Casts were made of Hall’s physical features to create the statue, which has sat on the porch of the Hannibal Square Heritage Center ever since.
The Heritage Center Juneteenth Celebration features performances and storytelling. There is live music including steel drums, food and more. This celebration is free and open to the public, and is provided in partnership between the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, Winter Park Public Library, Axiom Gallery, and the Winter Park Community Center.
On June 27, 2019, during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at the Hannibal Square Heritage Center, there was a rededication of the fiberglass Tuskegee Airmen statue of CMSGT Richard Hall, Jr., which was created by Florida artist Rigoberto Torres. He was commissioned by Crealdé School of Art in 2015 to honor the World War II hero. Casts were made of Hall’s physical features to create the statue, which has sat on the porch of the Hannibal Square Heritage Center ever since.
