The pageant will combine history, music, and comedy to commemorate when slaves in Texas learned they were free in 1865.
“This moving, often humorous, and memorable experience will illuminate the origins and meaning of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. You will laugh, you may cry, but you will leave enlightened to the true meaning of Juneteenth, also known as ‘Freedom Day!'” a press release reads.
Hampton playwright Marie St. Clair wrote and directed the pageant.
“Every person has their own agenda for why they have entered this pageant,” according to organizers. “A host trying to get his canceled talk show back on the air, a Pageant coordinator who is using the pageant to get a promotion. A contestant who needs the prize money to help her social causes, and a washed-up R&B singer who is using the pageant to win his ex-wife back.”
Hampton History Museum members can watch the pageant for free, while admission for non-members is $5.
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