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Juneteenth: A re-enactment & Commemoration |
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A re-enactment and living history program commemorating the “Juneteenth” celebration of the end of slavery in Texas in 1865. It will feature a reading of the actual declaration, issued in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, and a wide variety of re-enactments, performances and demonstrations bringing to life the era of the Civil War. There will also be a special performance of appropriate selections by the gospel choir of the Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church of Mt. Vernon, New York, and a wreath-laying ceremony, in the historic cemetery, at the graves of two Black soldiers who served in Union Army regiments that were stationed in Texas in June of 1865. |
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Location St. Paul's Church N.H.S., 897 S. Columbus Av., Mt Vernon, NY | |||||||||||
Contact David Osborn, 914-667-4116 | |||||||||||
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