"Her deep knowledge and narrative accounts of the school-to-prison pipeline, and grounded Episcopal faith, will guide us toward the work of emancipation today. Actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will deliver their morning message. In San Francisco, Grace Cathedral congregants will celebrate and lament during their service. Jakes adds: "As we collectively stop to acknowledge and learn from the delayed liberties of our nation's ancestors, we must not allow those same systems to repeat injustices." "Although the origin of Juneteenth commemorations begin in Texas, it's vital we all must remember when liberty and justice is delayed or denied it causes traumatic ripples throughout future generations," he says. Jakes of The Potter's House, in Dallas, says that in order to protect this nation's legacy, one must acknowledge and learn from the past. Because it falls on "The Lord's Day," pastors will share a special message with their congregation.īishop T.D. It's the most recent new federal holiday, since Martin Luther King Jr. Juneteenth is also called Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day. 3, the original Juneteenth order, on June 19, 1865: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free." This was one of the locations the enslaved people heard these words, from General Order, No. Church will begin their service at 11 a.m. In Galveston, Texas - the birthplace of Juneteenth - congregants at Reedy Chapel A.M.E. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News) "Its power to harness the ability of hope, aspiration, and faith to give courage over fear during our culture's most difficult times is part of our and the music's legacy." Congregants celebrate Juneteenth at Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas, on Sunday, June 19, 2016, following the annual march from the Old Galveston County Courthouse. "Gospel music has been a comfort to the Black community indeed," says gospel singer Tye Tribbett, who is performing at the Juneteenth Unityfest 2022 event Sunday. Generations later, this hymn is still sung to remember how it felt to be a slave and to continue to seek equality and justice. The enslaved Africans identified with the story. It's a biblical story about the experience of Israel - from Egyptian bondage to their exodus. These lyrics, from " The Song of the Contrabands: O Let My People Go," will have a special significance at services this Sunday because they echo the spirit of the holiday.
However, many will start the day with a long-standing tradition: worship. Throughout the day there will be colorful parades, coast-to-coast music festivals, visits to historical sites, large gatherings within local communities, team sports - and plenty of barbecue.
On Sunday, churchgoers will commemorate and celebrate Juneteenth during their worship services. (PICA-05476, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library) Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, in Austin, Texas.
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