Juneteenth fact: Most freed-people did not stay with their former owners. They left the state in droves to find family members or more welcoming accommodations in other states. This became known as “the scatter.” 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.
Juneteenth fact: The Juneteenth announcement urged freedmen and freedwomen to stay with their former owners and work for wages. 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.
Juneteenth fact: There are various theories as to why the Emancipation Proclamation wasn’t immediately enforced in Texas. News traveled slowly in those days, but the 30 month gap between Lincoln’s proclamation and the enslaved people’s freedom led to much speculation. It is likely that Lincoln’s proclamation was not enforceable in rebel states until the end of the war. See more Juneteenth facts from 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.
Make plans to celebrate Juneteenth Freedom Day at LLCC on June 19, 2024, with the second annual Freedom Walk. Each day before the celebration, the LLCC Juneteenth Committee will share a fact about this historic day.
Juneteenth fact: More than two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, on Jan. 1, 1863, enslaved people in Texas were not aware they were already free. The June 19 announcement brought that information to the 250,000 enslaved people there. See more Juneteenth facts from Mental Floss.
A group is forming to plan this year’s Juneteenth celebration which will be held on LLCC’s main campus on Wednesday, June 19. If you are interested in joining the committee, please email Kim Wilson by Monday, April 8. The first meeting will be scheduled within the next couple of weeks.
As a reminder, you’re invited to participate in the Juneteenth Freedom Walk today, June 19, at 8:30 a.m. Meet by the flag poles outside of A. Lincoln Commons for the start of this 1.25-mile walk around campus to commemorate the timeline of events leading up to Juneteenth’s Freedom Day. There will be a light continental breakfast afterward for participants.
In addition, showings of the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom (1 hour, 15 minutes) will take place today at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the LLCC Library, Room 1126. Please visit the LLCC Library’s Juneteenth webpage for a preview of the documentary and other information on Juneteenth.
You’re invited to join the Juneteenth Committee on Monday, June 19, at 8:30 a.m. by the flag poles to participate in the Juneteenth Freedom Walk. This 1.25-mile walk around campus will commemorate the timeline of events leading up to Juneteenth’s Freedom Day. The committee is encouraging all departments to gather a team for the walk, include students and wear Juneteenth colors — red, green, gold or black. For participants, there will be a light continental breakfast afterward and some Juneteenth swag. The event is also open to the public.
Learn more about Juneteenth by visiting the LLCC Library’s Juneteenth webpage.
Please join the Juneteenth Committee on June 19 at 8:30 a.m. by the flag poles to participate in the Juneteenth Freedom Walk. This 1.25-mile walk around campus will commemorate the timeline of events leading up to Juneteenth’s Freedom Day. The committee is encouraging all departments to gather a team for the walk, include students and wear Juneteenth colors — red, green, gold or black.
What is Juneteenth? Visit the LLCC Library’s Juneteenth webpage.
We look forward to seeing you at the flag poles on June 19 at 8:30 a.m.! Also for participants, we will have a light continental breakfast afterward and some Juneteenth swag. The event is also open to the public.
The third roundtable discussion of “On Juneteenth” by Annette Gordon-Reed is being held today, June 29, with a meeting at 1 p.m. in the R.H. Stephens Room (can also attend via Zoom with meeting ID: 86326730510).
Learn more by visiting the LLCC Juneteenth Guide at https://library.llcc.edu/juneteenth.
Throughout June, the Juneteenth Committee has shared a series of historical spotlights to help increase knowledge about Juneteenth 1865. The last spotlight in this series discusses traditions.
“Juneteenth traditions vary across the U.S. As the tradition of Juneteenth spread across the U.S., different localities put different spins on celebrations. In southern states, the holiday is traditionally celebrated with oral histories and readings, ‘red soda water’ or strawberry soda, and barbecues. Some states serve up Marcus Garvey salad with red, green and black beans, in honor of the black nationalist. Rodeos have become part of the tradition in the southwest, while contests, concerts and parades are a common theme across the country.” (Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/501680/12-things-you-might-not-know-about-juneteenth).
Learn more by visiting the LLCC Juneteenth Guide at https://library.llcc.edu/juneteenth.