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Juneteenth Jubilee in Springfield

June 16, 2023 - June 18, 2023

You do not want to Miss out on a Fun Filled Weekend!!!

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June 19th or Juneteenth celebrates the day Major General Gordan Granger led US troops into Galveston in 1865 to take over Texas, one of the final hold out states to admit defeat during the Civil War, enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and formally marked the day that all slaves in the United States were freed.

Juneteenth is a second Independence Day; a jubilee for African Americans, welcoming all who believe in freedom for all through gathering, art, history, music, food, education and spiritual acknowledgment.

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Start:
June 16, 2023
End:
June 18, 2023
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/Juneteenth-Jubilee-in-Springfield-MA-104948061787547/