Hannibal Square"s Juneteeth
- When: Saturday, June 17, 2023, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Location: 721 W. New England Ave., Winter Park, FL, 32789
- Cost: FREE
In commemoration of “Juneteenth,” the Hannibal Square Heritage Center will host the eigth annual Juneteenth Celebration! Songstress Nancy Ford will celebrate Black Music Month throughout the Juneteenth program. Nancy Ford, will open the program by singing The National Negro Anthem: Lift Every Voice & Sing written by Weldon Johnson. The event commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865 nearly two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. The celebration and observance will feature distinguished guests speakers along with community conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- 8:00am Free Father’s Day & Community Breakfast Visit Resource Vendors & Community Partners
- 9:30am Trek for Children ages 5 and up with Youth Docents, Resource Vendors & Community Partners
- 10:00am Welcome/Invocation: Juneteenth Proclamation Reading & Black National Anthem
- 10:15am Honoring Hannibal Square: Shawn Welcome, Orlando Poet Laureate
- 10:30am Panel Discussion
- 11:50am Collective Body & Breath Release
- 12:15pm Songstress, Nancy Ford
- 12:30pm Juneteenth Honorees Presentation
- 1:00pm Hannibal's Trek for Children ages 5 and up
- 1:00pm An Elegy To Rosewood: Exhibition & Reception
- Website: www.hannibalsquareheritagecenter.org
- Contact Phone: 4075392680
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- Category: Shows & Concerts
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