Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States.

 

This event is sponsored by the North Shore Juneteenth Association.

 

Speakers:
Welcome: Jackie Belf Becker, Board of Selectmen
Introduction: Nicole McClain, President & Founder of N.S.J.A.
Original Poem: Damilola Graciella Olabisi, Village School 6th grade student
Vision: Dr. Buckey, Superintendent MPS
Reflection: Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter, Marblehead Task Force Against Discrimination
Celebration: Nikki Moore, Marblehead Racial Justice Team
Martina Campbell: Singing Black National Anthem