San Diego Melanin presents The Juneteenth Block Party, featuring music, food vendors, pop up shops, the electric slide, a double dutch competition, spades and so much more!
Juneteenth is a holiday to commemorate the end of the Civil War, specifically Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger?s Order No 3, as proclaimed on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, TX. This martial order was given to enforce the conditions of President Lincoln?s 1862 Emancipation Proclamation, while some 250,000 were still enslaved in Texas. Juneteenth ?Independence Day? is celebrated in 43 states and Washington, DC.
Admission/Cost:
Sunday, June 24- 1:00 PM
For more information, please call 619-961-1053
Juneteenth is a holiday to commemorate the end of the Civil War, specifically Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger?s Order No 3, as proclaimed on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, TX. This martial order was given to enforce the conditions of President Lincoln?s 1862 Emancipation Proclamation, while some 250,000 were still enslaved in Texas. Juneteenth ?Independence Day? is celebrated in 43 states and Washington, DC.
Admission/Cost:
Sunday, June 24- 1:00 PM
For more information, please call 619-961-1053
