Elgin’s Juneteenth Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 18 and 19, at Festival Park. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and to proclaim and ensure all enslaved people were freed. The troops’ arrival came 2½ years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery. It was made a federal holiday in 2021.
Related posts
-
DeKalb man charged with unlawful possession of weapon, cannabis in Kane County
A DeKalb man was charged after cannabis and a gun were found in his vehicle during... -
Could Palatine be expanding video gambling?
Palatine could be moving toward expansion of video gambling. Possibly removing the cap on 11 licenses... -
‘It’s all my fault’: Sentencing begins for driver in crash that killed 2 of his friends
A sentencing hearing for a man who killed two of his friends when he slammed into...