Juneteenth celebration slated for Houston’s Emancipation Park
Gospel artist V Michael McKay, who will be followed by Zydeco artist Step Rideau, and then R&B legends Lakeside and The SOS Band are scheduled to perform at a Juneteenth concert at Emancipation Park on Saturday, June 17. Shown here is last year’s celebration.Emancipation Park will play host to a music festival and run/walk in celebration of Juneteenth.
Emancipation Park is located at 3018 Emancipation Avenue in Houston. Both events will be held on Saturday, June 17, two days before Juneteenth on Monday, June 19. This year marks the 158th anniversary since Texas slaves learned of the Emancipation Proclamation. Despite President Abraham Lincoln delivering the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves on Sept. 22, 1862, it wasn’t until Union Gen. Gordon Granger delivered the order in Galveston on June 19, 1865, that roughly 250,000 slaves found out they were free.The Music Festival will start at 3 p.m.
The concert is free and no tickets will be required. Gates open at 2 p.m. Vendors will offer unique crafts and merchandise. Food trucks will be onsite.Freedom Run/Walk The Freedom Run/Walk kicks off the day’s events from 7 to 11 a.m. The route is in the neighborhood around Emancipation Park.There will be vendors and food trucks available. This is a family-friendly event.According to information provided by the park conservancy, Emancipation Park is the “oldest public park in Houston. During portions of the Jim Crow era, it was the sole public park in the area available to African Americans. Sitting on 11.
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