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| Juneteenth Celebrated in St. Augustine with Four Concerts June 15-18, 2023 at Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center Weekend Events: St. Augustine Celebrates Juneteenth*! June 15 - 19, 2023 Thursday, June 15, 2023 Celebrate Juneteenth: "Respect: Soul Music and the Civil Rights Movement" Lecture by John Capouya (Live and Online) and Celebrate Juneteenth: Marcus Click Concert Friday, June 16, 2023 Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center's debute of new exhibit: "Black Businesses in St. Augustine" and The Mahøgånëë Xperīence A music, art and Gullah Geechee cultural experience. Saturday, June 17, 2023 Juneteenth Festival: Grammy Winner Dom Flemons Concert - Live at Waterworks Sunday, June 18, 2023 Juneteenth Festival: Heritage Brunch Concert featuring Longineu Parsons Monday, June 19, 2023 Juneteenth Street Festival CONCERT DETAILS Thursday, June 15, 2023 ~ 7pm Marcus Click #1 hit on the Smooth Jazz billboard! at Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center Excelsior Room 102 Martin Luther King Ave St. Augustine FL 32084 Juneteenth, official name of federal holiday Juneteenth National Independence Day, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day, and Juneteenth Independence Day, holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19. In 1863, during the American Civil War, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared more than three million slaves living in the Confederate states to be free. More than two years would pass, however, before the news reached African Americans living in Texas. It was not until Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, that the state's residents finally learned that slavery had been abolished. The former slaves immediately began to celebrate with prayer, feasting, song, and dance. The following year, on June 19, the first official Juneteenth celebrations took place in Texas. The original observances included prayer meetings and the singing of spirituals, and celebrants wore new clothes as a way of representing their newfound freedom. Within a few years, African Americans in other states were celebrating the day as well, making it an annual tradition. Celebrations have continued across the United States into the 21st century and typically include prayer and religious services, speeches, educational events, family gatherings and picnics, and festivals with music, food, and dancing. write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |