On Saturday, June 19th, the Historically Black Neighborhood of Swarthmore (HBNS) hosted a Juneteenth Jubilee, honoring 100 years since the founding of Wesley A.M.E. Church.
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Juneteenth As We Knew It Is Over
Stefan Roots wonders if now that Juneteenth is a national holiday, will it ever be the same?
Juneteenth in Swarthmore
This Juneteenth, the Historically Black Neighborhood of Swarthmore (HBNS) organized a combination Juneteenth celebration and Black Lives Matter protest. Various speakers, including two young people, offered thoughts on Juneteenth, Black Lives Matter, and the meaning of freedom. The Swarthmorean is featuring photos taken by Swarthmore resident and photographer Andy Shelter documenting the celebration.
Juneteenth, Then and Now
June 19 is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned that, two and a half years earlier, the Emancipation Proclamation had legally set them free. If regular Juneteenth commemorations have been held in Swarthmore, they have not been announced in the pages of this newspaper, which record observances and public celebrations of Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. I would like to change that.