Juneteenth Celebration

The 3rd Annual
June 21st, 2024 2 PM - 8 PM
Located in Downtown Warrenton, GA near the Chamber Office
Let Freedom Ring!

Questions? Email: [email protected]

2024 Schedule of Events

12:00pm - 1:15 pm - Activity Coordinator, Professor Darius Williams.
- Special Guest Speaker, Shanna Shine - Author/Coach/Speaker Producer.
- Poetry by Matthew Peters, Jr.
- Warren County Middle School Dance Team.
- Special singing will be provided by GL Avery & MLK Gospel Choir.
1:15pm - 2:30 pm - Activity Coordinator, Dr. Ken Blair.
- Special Entertainment will be provided by: Shana Dukes featuring the 360 Party Like a Rock Star Enclosed Booth.
2:30pm-6:00pm - Activity Coordinator, Dr. Greg Rhodes.
- Line Dance & Dance Competition.
- Special entertainment/music will be provided by DJ Quez Jones.

Main Attraction for the Kids:

Lakecia Ivey, BB & B Trackless Train Ride
Additional activities will be available including several inflated structures.

2025 Schedule of Events - Coming soon!

$20.00

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History of Juneteenth

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 and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.

The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, had established that all enslaved people in Confederate states in rebellion against the Union “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”

But in reality, the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t instantly free any enslaved people. The proclamation only applied to places under Confederate control and not to slave-holding border states or rebel areas already under Union control. However, as Northern troops advanced into the Confederate South, many enslaved people fled behind Union lines.

The year following 1865, freedmen in Texas organized the first of what became the annual celebration of "Jubilee Day" on June 19. In the ensuing decades, Juneteenth commemorations featured music, barbecues, prayer services and other activities, and as Black people migrated from Texas to other parts of the country the Juneteenth tradition spread.

In 1979, Texas became the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday; several others followed suit over the years. In June 2021, Congress passed a resolution establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday; President Biden signed it into law on June 17, 2021.

Abraham Lincoln

Emancipation Proclamation

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Stop by the Red Table for Snacks and Food at the Event!

We'll be setup near the Chamber office this year. We'll have a nice selection of products. Each product will be in the color red. This table represents the resilience of African Americans throughout their journey to freedom. These vibrant red dishes not only nourish the taste buds but also represent resilience and unity within the community.

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Space is limited!