TUCSON
JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL
Tucson Juneteenth Festival Committee
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Odie Elliot
Sponsors
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The Tucson Juneteenth Festival Planning Committee
will be hosting its Annual Juneteenth Festival on June 18th
and 19th. The Tucson activities include a Gospel Festival
and a two-day celebration event with food, song and dance. The Juneteenth
GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP will be held June 12th from 6:00 pm to 8:00
pm at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church located at 210 E. Lester
Street (6th Ave. between Speedway and Grant) The 2004 JUNETEENTH
FESTIVAL will take place at the Kennedy Park Fiesta Area, located at La
Cholla Blvd. and Ajo Way on June 18th and 19th.
Times (apx); Friday June 18 from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday June 19 from
3:00 to 11:00 p.m. Estimated attendance 5,000-7,000. Additional Juneteenth
activities include a Basketball Tournament being held June4-6th at
Pima Community College, West Campus. The annual Juneteenth Run will be held on
June 19th at Kennedy Park. Registration begins at 6:15 am with a
start time of 7:00 am. Contact Burney Starks, 520-617-7385 or burney.starks@tusd.k12.az.us
for more information. Juneteenth represents a
very important milestone in American history, when our nation finally and truly
became the land of the free. The date was June 19, 1865 when General Gordon
Grainger read his Third General Order in Galveston, Texas announcing freedom to
the last of the enslaved Americans, two and a half years after they had been
officially freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth Celebrations:
Juneteenth is celebrated in 31 states, eight countries and U.S. territories; 13
states recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday and many others are preparing
bills to put before their legislatures. Myth: Juneteenth is just
an African American celebration. Fact: Juneteenth
is a very significant event in our American history. It was an event
that signaled the last of Americans being released from Slavery.
This is a part of American History for all Freedom-Loving people to celebrate
and treasure. Freedom Run Kennedy
Park, Cross Country Course - June 19, 6:30 a.m. Basketball Tournament
June 4 6; location(s) to be announced Gospel Praise and Worship
Service Mount Calvary MBC; June 12; 6:30 p.m. Mr. and Ms. Juneteenth
Competition (Students) May 31; other details TBA Community Forum
(Remembering Brown vs Board of Education) details TBA Scholarship Awards
details to be announced Juneteenth Festival: June 18, Kennedy Park (Fiesta);
6:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. June 19, Kennedy Park (Fiesta);
3:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Volunteer/Committee members
welcome call Burney Starks for more info 883-5511 (eve); 225 26-70 (days).
We meet first Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Archer Center 1665 S. La Cholla
Blvd. We would love to have you join us. |
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