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Henry Danger); and Meet the Author and Artist events.
Participants visit more than 30 vendors selling unique
goods and services. Live bands entertain, performers
demonstrate African dance and drumming, and food
vendors and food trucks provide an array of dining options.
Over the years, the festival has inspired positive change.
In 2006, former state representative and previous Juneteenth
committee member Larry Womble led legislation for a bill
that apologized for the promotion of Jim Crow Laws.
"This was when we reenergized the Juneteenth festival,"
says Harry.
"We really want to expand this celebration, not just in
terms of the offerings, but also the audience," says Harry,
who notes the diversity reflected among the 2019 festival's
6,000 attendees. "But there is more room for growth.
We brought in the theme of 'abolitionists,' as it was black
and white people working together. And we will build on
that this year."

For updates on this year's JuneteeNth
celebration, including events and vendors,
visit triadculturalarts.org.

Juneteenth photos left and right by Owens Daniels, middle photo by Cheryl Harry

n May of 1865 from the pews of Old Salem's St. Philips
Moravian Church - North Carolina's oldest standing
African American church - the enslaved community
learned of the Civil War's end and Union General John
Schofield's proclamation: "All persons held slaves are free."
Juneteenth commemorates a date one month later when
slaves in Galveston, Texas, the last geographic area in
America where slavery existed, learned of their freedom.
"Today, June 19th is an historic celebration of freedom and
emancipation celebrated throughout the United States," says
Cheryl Harry, historian and the founder of Triad Cultural
Arts Inc. "Our community is very diverse, and this event
allows us an opportunity to learn our shared history."
In Winston-Salem, Juneteenth is celebrated just north
of Old Salem at the Innovation Quarter - outside at
Bailey Park and inside the Biotech Place Auditorium -
a site important to Winston-Salem's African American
history because it once stood as home to the city's
predominantly black businesses and entertainment district.
Past celebrations have included Then and Now tours of
this former black business district; youth activities, like the
opportunity to join a special motivation session with actor
and voice-artist Geno Segers (Teen Wolf, Stuck in the Middle,

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