JUNETEENTH SET FOR LITTLEROCK EVENT MARKS FREEING OF SLAVES.Byline: Daily News LITTLEROCK - Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson Park will host its annual Juneteenth celebration, which commemorates when slaves in Texas learned the Civil War was over and they were free. The Friends of Jackie Robinson Park sponsors the event from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the park, 8773 E. Ave. R. A drill team competition, basketball showdown and boxing exhibition are part of the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. . Also featured will be arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. displays, face painting, live entertainment, a fashion show, barbecue and karate demonstration. A ``healthy black baby'' pageant hosted by the Black Infant Health Program of Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley is open to children ages 2 months to 2 years. Competitions will be held in casual wear, formal attire and traditional African attire. Registration is free. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers led by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger Gordon Granger (November 6, 1822 – January 10, 1876) was a Union Major General during the American Civil War. Granger was born in Joy, Wayne County, New York, in 1822. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1845. landed at Galveston, Texas
The former slaves left plantations and gathered together for praying, dancing, singing and celebrating. The theme this year is ``Creating Unity Through Music and Art.'' The program is co-sponsored by United Way of Greater Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and the Recreation North County Community Services Agency. For more information on the event call (661) 944-2880. |
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