MLK Committee celebrates Juneteenth
Area youth speak from the McCosh Park Amphitheater to attendees of the Juneteenth celebration about what the holiday means to them.
COURTESY PHOTO/MOSES LAKE MLK COMMITTEE
Members of the Moses Lake MLK Committee and the Moses Lake Museum of Art pose for a photo in McCosh Park, where the Juneteenth celebration was held on Saturday.
A member of the Moses Lake MLK Committee waves at the camera and smiles during the Juneteenth festivities. She is wearing a shirt that says “Juneteenth 1865,” the anniversary of the official end of slavery in Texas, the last state to be fully informed of the Confederacy and freedom for slaves there.
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Martin Luther King Jr. Committee commemorated a milestone in American history with a Juneteenth celebration June 17 at McCosh Park. The festivities included dancing, music, poetry, exhibits and games.
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