Eton School will be hosting its fourth annual Juneteenth Community Celebration, designed to center, celebrate and support Black voices and businesses. The City of Bellevue is a proud sponsor of this event. All are welcome to attend!
Date: June 13
Time: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Location: Crossroads Park
Learn more about the event on the Juneteenth Community Celebration website.
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on 19 June in the United States. The day commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that all enslaved people in Texas were free, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
The celebration of Juneteenth has roots in African American communities and has been observed since the late 1800s. It is a day to remember and honor the struggles and sacrifices of African Americans in their continued fight for freedom and equality. In 2021, President Joe Biden declared it a federal holiday in the United States.