Juneteenth Festivities
Juneteenth Festivities
On
June 19th, 1865 General Robert Granger
Issued
a proclamation notifying black slaves
In
Texas they were free.
And Juneteenth
celebrations are on “Jubilee Day”
With picnics, rodeos, lectures,
and cookouts.
Families celebrate
reunions, park parties,
Attend blues festivals,
And there is a Miss
Juneteenth contest.
But revelers never
forget to have a Strawberry soda –
The drink associated
with these festivities.
And, for the more
serious minded,
There are lectures, and
exhibitions of African American culture.
These festivities are
accompanied by a voter registration drive.
To top it all, everyone
should be part of a barbecue cookout,
That is the centerpiece
of most Juneteenth celebrations.
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