City, Village of Natchez will observe Juneteenth

  • Village of Natchez Juneteenth committee members are, from left, Dianne Brown, Emma Byrd, Pamela Harvey, W.L. Howard, Mayor Patsy Ward Hoover, Alderman Shelia Johnson and Meryland Robinson Jr. Not pictured are Mr and Mrs Kris Hall Henderson Howard and Dr. Gloria Smith Gandy.
    Village of Natchez Juneteenth committee members are, from left, Dianne Brown, Emma Byrd, Pamela Harvey, W.L. Howard, Mayor Patsy Ward Hoover, Alderman Shelia Johnson and Meryland Robinson Jr. Not pictured are Mr and Mrs Kris Hall Henderson Howard and Dr. Gloria Smith Gandy.
    City of NatchitochesJuneteenth is a day commemorating June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger led Union soldiers to Galveston, Texas to bring news that the Civil War had ended, and that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all those who were enslaved.The City of Natchitoches is hosting the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebrati...

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