Jun. 21—Children of different races frolicked in the Elliott Park’s splash pad Wednesday while Wilma Newton recalled when the park was segregated. “It was the Black park,” Newton said. “When my mom was a little girl. This was the only park she could come to.” Newton has hosted Juneteenth celebrations at Elliott for 15 years. […]
Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, the Ritz Theater & Museum and the City of Jacksonville will host the Bold City’s 4th annual Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration on May 19 at James Weldon Johnson Park. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in churches and other venues, waiting for President Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation into law, and thus free those still enslaved in the Confederacy. It’s still being observed each New Year’s Eve, […]