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Juneteenth Parade and Celebration
June 29, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Pittsburgh’s 2019 Juneteenth celebration will be held June 28–30. ELPC will participate in the parade, beginning at Freedom Corner (Crawford St. and Centre Ave.), Saturday, June 29, 11 am. Line up begins at 10 am. Wear your ELPC t-shirt and put on walking shoes to march behind the ELPC banner to Point State Park, where the festivities will continue throughout the weekend.
Our Young Adult Ministry will have a setup in the park with blankets, chairs, and water to spend the afternoon celebrating Juneteenth!
Looking for more information? Youth and young adults, contact Kelli Booher at KelliB@coh.net or 412.441.3800 x114. Other ages, contact Michele Bossers at michele2285@gmail.com.
About Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that Union soldiers notified the city of Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Although this was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation became official on Jan. 1, 1863, the proclamation had little impact on Texans until the war ended. With the surrender of General Lee in April 1865, the Union forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance, freeing all slaves. This news was met with joy and celebration and Juneteenth was born as an annual celebration of emancipation and freedom.
