Months after a showing at Black Spectrum’s History Park, an outdoor theater space in St. Albans, “Why We Celebrate Juneteenth: A Play,” will be back Saturday, March 1 at 2 and 7 p.m.
The show, written and directed by Carly Clay, Black Spectrum’s founder, is a reenactment of what took place in Galveston, Texas in 1865, said Clay via text. Tickets are $8.
“Its blaring undertones of family separations, cultural traditions and connections to African ancestry are explored,” he said. “This play is a historical lesson for children and adults.”
The theater is located at 177-01 Baisley Blvd. in St. Albans. Purchase tickets by calling the box office at (718) 723-1800, Monday through Friday, or by visiting shorturl.at/fN8S0 or blackspectrum.net.
Juneteenth, short for June Nineteenth, is a holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery in the United States in 1865. President Abraham Lincoln promised the freedom of Black people via the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862, and the executive order went into effect the following year. Texas was the last state where the order was enforced. Slavery was formally abolished with the adoption of the 13th Amendment in December 1865, and the first celebration of the holiday was June 19, 1866, according to history.com.
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