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JUNETEENTH FLAG - CREATED BY BEN HAITH
On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed and nearly five months after the 13th Amendment was passed (six months before it would be ratified), enslaved people in Texas learned that they were free and that slavery in America had officially been abolished.
- The Star represents the Lone Star State & the freedom of African Americans
- The burst represents a new beginning for the African Americans of Galveston and throughout the land.
- The arc-The curve that extends across the width of the flag represents a new horizon: the opportunities and promise that lay ahead for black Americans.
- The colors-The red, white and blue represents the American flag, a reminder that slaves and their descendants were and are Americans.
What does Freedom ......like to You?
What does Freedom FEEL LIKE, LOOK LIKE, SMELL LIKE, SOUND LIKE, TASTE LIKE? Find out. See you soon.
On Saturday, June 15th join us at the Charles A. Melton Arts & Education, at 10am, as we launch our celebration. We will recognize the historic events of the Emancipation Proclamation and it's significance to those directly impacted and our nation. During the afternoon continue the celebration with music, food, fun community fellowship and Joy.
On Wednesday, JUNETEENTH meet us at the Old Courthouse at NOON, for "A Reenactment of Juneteenth 1865" depicting the events of June 19, 1865, Major Gordon Granger posting Union Order No. 3. IMMEDIATELY following the "Reenactment" join us in a Freedom Walk to Bethel AME Church. At 4pm share in a Juneteenth Meal and reflect during a Jubilee at Milestone Events. Reservations for this event are "Required" please scan the QR code in the flyer or click on the flyer to register.
2024 Juneteenth Celebrations
FOOD FOR THOUGHT COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
6/11/24 Social Justice: Juneteenth
Join us and help envision a more equitable community where all can flourish, now and forever.
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Chester County did not escape the stain of slavery. Not only did hundreds of enslaved people work in the fields, taverns, forges, and mills throughout the county, but a growing enslaved population in the Caribbean opened new export markets for Chester County wheat and flour. In 1780 the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed the Gradual Abolition Act, but this early attempt to end slavery in Pennsylvania left a system in place that ensured it would continue well into the 19th century. Jacob Glasgow personally experienced the horrors of slavery firsthand—first as an enslaved man pursuing freedom, and second as a loving father and husband trying to navigate a legal system designed to protect the interest of the Hood family, who were the enslavers of his wife Sall. In 1803 Glasgow sued Samuel Hood over a broken contract. This was a bold act for a man who—just a few years earlier—had been inventoried as personal property. Glasgow’s perseverance and determination did not go unnoticed by the ensuing generations of children and grandchildren who shared his surname. This is a story of slavery in Chester County as told through the experience of Jacob Glasgow.
Pan African Flag-1920
The Black American Heritage Flag-1967
The Black American Heritage Flag-1967
The Pan-African flag was created in 1920 by UNIA members, including Marcus Garvey, to represent people of the African Diaspora & to symbolize black liberation in the United States.
The Black American Heritage Flag-1967
The Black American Heritage Flag-1967
The Black American Heritage Flag-1967
Also known as the African-American Heritage Flag was created in 1967 by Melvin Charles and Gleason T. Jackson. The flag is an ethnic flag that represents the culture and history of African-American people.
Juneteenth
JUNETEENTH
The Right to Read
"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."
Malcolm X
The Right to Read
NAACP activist Kareem Weaver sets out to reform the low reading scores in his home of Oakland, California. Featuring stories from Weaver's own life, a teacher and two American families, The Right to Read dives into the fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational skill for life-long success: the ability to read.
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free".
Frederick Douglass