Juneteenth celebrations waned during the era of Jim Crow laws. In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. planned the Poor People’s March in Washington D.C. to coincide with the date. The march brought Juneteenth back to the forefront and the holiday was reborn. Read more at Mental Floss.

Make plans to celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day at LLCC on June 19, 2024, with the second annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. Each day before the celebration, the LLCC Juneteenth Committee will share a fact about this historic day.

Order your Juneteenth t-shirts from Kim Wilson, recruitment specialist, by end of day, Thursday, June 13. Tshirts are $20 each. For more information or questions about the t-shirt order, email or call Kim Wilson at 217-786-2810.