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Stilt walkers Jacarius Barnes and Naja Williams particpate in the at the 2019 Juneteenth Celebration at Emancipation Park.Emancipation Park — the city’s first park — is set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth with a two-day music and community festival.
The event, which will be held June 18 and 19, will feature musical performers including Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Sheila E., Kool & The Gang, The Isley Brothers and gospel artists Earnest Pugh, Monica Lisa Stevenson, Pastor Mike Jr. and Zacardi Cortez. The event comes as the U.S. recognizes Juneteenth as a national holiday for the second year. Juneteenth, once known as Jubilee Day, honors June 19, 1865, in which enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom. The effort to make it a national holiday was led by Jackson Lee and U.S. Senator John Cornyn. The late State Rep. Al Edwards, known as “Mr. Juneteenth,” helped make it a state holiday in 1980.
“This park has been here to help us to remember what it’s all about. It’s all about freedom,” Bostic said.
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