Celebrating Juneteenth in Fayetteville

Share this Post
Views 585 | Comments 0

Celebrating Juneteenth in Fayetteville

Share this Post
Views 585 | Comments 0

Longtime members of the Fayette County Branch of the NAACP gathered at the Church Street Park in Fayetteville June 18 for the local organization’s first Juneteenth Celebration. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. It commemorates the date of the arrival in Texas of the news of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Stay Up-to-Date on What’s Fun and Important in Fayette

Newsletter

Latest Comments

VIEW ALL
Rotary Club of Peachtree City Sweeps Top Honors ...
Piedmont Cancer Institute Breaks Ground on New F...
Starr’s Mill chorus brews up coffeehouse fun
Learning grows in Minter’s garden
Lawn Care App GreenPal Launches in Peachtree City
Newsletter
Scroll to Top