PORT ARTHUR — The public is invited to participate in the Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, scheduled for June 12th.
Members of the City of Port Arthur, the Port Arthur Public Library, and the African American Cultural Society are organizing the event, recognizing Juneteenth as the day slavery finally ended in the United States. June 19, 1865, is when the last group of enslaved people was told of their liberation in Texas, two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The flag is raised in early June to symbolize June as the month of freedom and that Juneteenth is now recognized as a federal holiday.
Carolyn Thibodeux with the Port Arthur Public Library and Gail Pelham with the African American Cultural Society joined The Morning Show to talk about the annual event.
The event will take place on June 12th at the Jefferson County Sub-Courthouse, located at 525 Lakeshore Drive in Port Arthur, starting at 10:30 a.m.
This family-friendly event will feature food, music, community speakers, and entertainment.
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