Juneteenth Festival 2022

it is the moment in time we take to appreciate the african-american experience it is inclusive of all races ethnicities nationalities as nothing is more comforting than the hand of a friend and juneteenth serves symbolically and in reality as a reference point from which to measure and appreciate the progress and contributions made by african americans to society and especially forward

juneteenth is a day in which we honor and respect is paid for the sufferings of slavery it is a day we acknowledge the evils of slavery and the aftermath on juneteenth three our history and we realize because of it it will forever be a bond between us june has a special meaning to african americans and is called juneteenth combining the words of june and nineteen and it's been celebrated by the

african-american community for well over 150 years on juneteenth we come together young and old to listen to learn and to refresh the drive to achieve it is a day where we all take one step closer together to better utilize the energy wasted on racism juneteenth is a day that we pray for peace liberty for all now therefore be resolved that i paul coogan mayor of the city of fall river to hereby proclaim june 19th as

june 18th in the city of fall river and we encourage all citizens to become aware of the significance of this celebration in the african american history and in the heritage of our nation and our city and again thank you all reflect on this day and we'll see you around as we hang around here at kennedy park thanks everybody

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