By Maria Caceres Singing, dancing and a dramatic reading of Gen. Order No. 3 marked the Juneteenth celebration this past Wednesday at the Carousel Museum, filling the second-floor event space…
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A Juneteenth Celebration will be held this Wednesday, June 19, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Carousel Museum. The event is free and open to the public, but an…
City hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, it was announced on the CivicPlus and the Public Works website. In addition,…
By David Fortier The first celebration of Juneteenth drew over 200 people to the Carousel Museum and included a dramatic reading of General Orders., No. 3, bringing news of the…
Juneteenth Holiday closings announced City Hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. There will be no curbside collections (rubbish, recycle, yard…
The Carousel Museum in Bristol will host its first public Juneteenth celebration on June 19, featuring a proclamation reading by a local NAACP official. The event, called a Freedom Day Celebration, aims to educate the community about Juneteenth’s significance and includes live entertainment, food vendors, and activities for children.
By Rit Carter Juneteenth, also known as the Day of Jubilee, is a national holiday commemorating when the enslaved in the state of Texas learned, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation…
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have attended the graduation ceremony for high school where I teach, that’s on Saturday morning, and Mary and I, along with the…
Here are some resources that, at least nominally, deal with Juneteenth. The hope is that together these resources will provide a context for further discussion and contemplation. The resources themselves…