Juneteenth is this Sunday

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The celebration observes that on June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery. Note that this event took place 2 years after Lincoln’s proclamation took effect in 1863! It’s sad and somewhat amazing to think that people remained in bondage for two additional years, not even knowing that they were free.
The City of Rock Hill’s, “No Room for Racism” Commmittee will be serving as greeters this Sunday at 3:00 p.m. for the Juneteenth service at Mt. Prospect Church, 339 West Black St., Rock Hill, SC. See you there.