In spite of the rain, "JUNETEENTH 2010" was a huge success. Over 2,000 plates of food were served. The entertainment was excellent. Food went to the SW Va. Second Harvest Food Bank and to the Roanoke Rescue Mission. It was a wonderful day. To see pictures of "JUNETEENTH 2010," please click on the following link.
"JUNETEENTH '07," "JUNETEENTH '08," OR "JUNETEENTH '09"
PLEASE CLICK ON "THE JUNETEENTH ARCHIVE" LINKS POSTED ABOVE.
THE ROANOKE SCLC WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR HELPING TO MAKE "JUNETEENTH 2010" A HUGE SUCCESS
INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY GROUPS
WAL-MART MR. AARON ROBINS, 220 WAL-MART MR. STEVE MASON, VALLEY VIEW WAL-MART MR. ROB MUELLER, BONSACK WAL-MART MS. CINDY RAMSEY, SALEM WAL-MART
PEPSI MR. MARK COOK
FRITO LAY MS. ERIKA DYER
HEINER'S BAKERY MR. DON WRIGHT MR. RANDY SALYERS
LITTLE DEBBIE MR. LES WYATT
GEORGE WASTON BAKERIES MR. JERRY SUMINSKI
THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VA. THE ROANOKE, VA. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPT. AARP THE SOUTHWEST VA. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK JeffArtis.com FEATURING THE ARTIS BLOG WTOY RADIO, 1480 AM CONGRESSMAN BOB GOODLATTE ROANOKE, VA. CITY MANAGER, CHRIS MORRILL MAYOR DAVID BOWERS VICE-MAYOR SHERMAN LEA CURRY COPY THE ROANOKE, VA. PUBLIC LIBRARIES MR. MAC MCCADDEN TIDY SERVICES MR. DWAYNE POWELL MR. JOHN COOK MS. SANDY ARTIS MS. JUDY JACKSON MS. MONICA JONES THE ROANOKE, VA. FIRE & EMS DEPT. WIC, ROANOKE, VA. GENTLE SHEPHERD HOSPICE COX CABLE MR. GEORGE FENDOR THE ROANOKE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC HOUSING MR. ALVIN NASH THE ROANOKE VALLEY CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU MS. VICKIE MEEKS MILLER ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MS. MAE HUFF DR. RITA BISHOP MS. TIFFANY WOODS MR. CYRUS PACE ROANOKE CITY COUNCILMAN COURT ROSEN ROANOKE CITY COUNCILMAN BILL BESTPITCH ROANOKE CITY COUNCILMAN RAY FERRIS
SCHOOLS, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
SISTER TO SISTER YOUTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM STEP INTO MY LIFE YOUTH OUTREACH CENTER THE BLUE RIDGE BICYCLE CLUB COUNTRYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 211 VIRGINIA
ENTERTAINMENT FOR "JUNETEENTH 2010"
MASTER OF CEREMONIES REV. WILLIAM HOLLAND
MS. INDIA TYREE MR. KEITH (BIG K) MABERY MS. NICOLE PAGE THE DORKY BOYS THE JBC PRAZ TEAM & COMPANY GOD'S CHURCH OF DELIVERANCE & POWER PRAISE DANCERS MR. KELVIN DAVIS
BLESSED ENTERTAINMENT (FROM NORTH CAROLINA) & NBE, ('NOKE BOYS ENTERTAINMENT)
THANK YOU FOR HELPING WITH THE "JUNETEENTH 2010" FOOD DRIVE THE SOUTHWEST VA. SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
THANK YOU FOR HELPING THOSE IN NEED
WHAT IS JUNETEENTH?
History books tell us that on January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed The Emancipation Proclamation, the document that freed the slaves in those areas that were in rebellion against the United States of America. History books go on to tell us that the American Civil War ended on April 9, 1865. However, history books also tell us that it wasn't until June 19, 1865, in Galveston Texas, that the last of the former slaves of the Confederate States of America found out that the Civil War was over and that they were free men, free women and free children. June 19, 1865 is called "Juneteenth" for that reason. "Juneteenth" is considered by many to be Black America's Independence Day.
There are many reasons given as to why it took so long for the last remaining slaves in Galveston, Texas to find out that the Civil War was over, the South had lost the Civil War and that they were now free men, women and children. Some of these reasons may be true. Some of these reasons may be false. No one knows for sure. What is known for sure is on this day, June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led the Union Army into Galveston, Texas and read GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 3, freeing the last 250,000 slaves in the former Confederate States of America and giving these slaves their freedom.
GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 3: AN EXCERPT
"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute quality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and free laborer."
Freedom and the end of slavery is celebrated on June, 19'th across this great country of ours. Saturday, June 12, 2010, freedom, fellowship and unity was celebrated in Roanoke, Va. Thank you for your support.
