‘Undeniable freedom’
From left: Miranda Bridges, Alanta Futrell and LaDonna Richie explain the meaning of Juneteenth and honor great African Americans of the past at the Juneteenth celebration at McCosh Park Thursday.
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Cassidy Pacheco, left, and Josie Wilson of Today’s Generation Dance Studio perform at the Juneteenth celebration in Moses Lake Thursday.
Sheree Seretse (center in yellow) and the Anzanga Marimba Ensemble perform traditional music from Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa at Juneteenth in Moses Lake.
Theodore Bruhn, left, and Jeffrey Nwaugo, both 3, play in the grass at the Juneteenth celebration at McCosh Park in Moses Lake Thursday.
MOSES LAKE — Juneteenth has only been a national holiday for a few years, but its meaning resonated deeply Thursday.
“Today we gather to honor Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when the enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed that they were free more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation,” said Miranda Bridges, president of the Martin Luther King Jr. committee. “Juneteenth is not just a date, it is a symbol of delayed but undeniable freedom, a celebration of Black resilience and a time to reflect on how far we have come and how far we must go now.”
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