Juneteenth Celebration

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06/21/2008 - 10:00am
06/21/2008 - 5:43pm

Location(s)

Quindaro Park
34th Street and Sewell
Kansas City, KS
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Sponsored by the KCK NAACP. the Juneteeth Celebration will be on Saturday, June 21st from 10 am to 5 pm at Quindaro Park, 34th Street and Sewell. Admission is free, and food, entertainment and concessions will be available. Juneteenth honors the date in 1865 that slaves in Texas were made aware of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued two years earlier. For more info, contact Cedric Patton at ksstnaacpycd@aol.com or call the NAACP office at 913-281-7900.