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Celebrating Juneteenth


Celebrating Juneteenth
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, will be celebrated locally in various ways through this weekend.
The city of Gainesville has sponsored what it billed as Journey to Juneteenth with programs all month long and special events leading up to the holiday on June 19. Event organizers say Journey to Juneteenth aims to honor the past and celebrate the present through community and connection.
Juneteenth, which is observed on June 19 each year, is the oldest known celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger reached Galveston, Texas, with the news that the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were now free. Emancipation Day commemorates the end of slavery in Florida when on May 20, 1865, 11 days after the Civil War ended, Union General Edward M. McCook read the Emancipation Proclamation in Tallahassee. Emancipation Day and Juneteenth took place two and  a ....

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Sculptor Bill Burgess will leave a legacy with 'Continuum,' other art work


Ralph Sutton worked on the installment of a sculpture fountain in America the Beautiful ParkThursday morning. He works for Springs Fabrication Inc. and was actually were inside the hollow area tightening bolts. The stainless steel sculpture created by artist Bill Burgess and architect Dave Barber will rotate four revolutions a hour on a base. A wall of water will flow from the top of the circle and spiral into recirculation at the base. The piece called Continuum by the designers, was inspired by water and the circle of life said Burgess. photo by carol lawrence ....

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