Salem-Keizer NAACP 1166 and Coalition of Churches presents:
11th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Picnic
Saturday, June 22, 2019 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Riverfront Park Pavilion Shelter
Come join us for a day of celebration, prayer, remembrance, guest speakers, praise dances, gospel singing, fun, food and games.
There is a common misconception among Americans that AbrahamLincoln freed the slaves with a stroke of his pen. Yet the Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 1863, did no such thing— or, at least, it didn’t do a very good job of it.
Two and a half years later, on June 19, 1865, Union soldiers rode horses and marched into Galveston, Texas, with General Granger announcing the end of the Civil War. Then he read aloud the Emancipation Proclamation to the people, freeing the quarter-million slaves residing in the state. It’s likely that none of them had any idea that they had actually been freed more than two years earlier. It was truly a day of mass emancipation.
That occasion has become known as Juneteenth; America’s second 4th of July (Independence Day) for African Americans. It was a day that chattel slavery in America was ended.
BBQ hot dogs, hamburger, chicken, ribs, and drinks will be provided. Bring your gloves & baseball bat for softball, cards for a card game, and potato bags or pillow-cases for a bag race.
Volunteers needed.
Please bring your favorite side dish:
Last names:
- A – I: salads
- J –Q: chips, dips, or fruit
- R – Z: desserts
Admission is Free
Salem-Keizer NAACP & Coalition of Churches 11th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Picnic
Please contact Pastor Williams (pastorwms114@gmail.com) to volunteer. We are looking forward to seeing you and your families.
Sincerely,
Salem-Keizer NAACP
Dave in Salem 