DELAWARE
Wilmington
The Delaware Prevention Network observes Juneteenth today as a
declaration and celebration of freedom from today's forms of slavery:
drugs, alcohol, tobacco, violence, and teen pregnancy. DPN provides a wide variety of
activities and events designed to educate and empower
Delaware's citizens and to strengthen its youth, families, and communities.
* The Delaware Prevention Network is proudly sponsoring our 4th
annual Juneteenth Celebration June 13-21, 1998 in Christina Park and other
prominent locations throughout Wilmington and greater Delaware.
June 13 - Full-day Underground
Railroad Coach Tour and Luncheon - Visits sites throughout Delaware along the route
Harriet Tubman followed
to deliver slaves to freedom. Cost - $15; Departure time - 9:30 a.m. from the Wilmington
Department of Parks and Recreation, 22 South Heald
Street.
June 15-18 - Juneteenth Basketball Tournament - Compete in
one of two age categories: 8-11 or 12-15. Location: William "Hicks" Anderson
Community Center, 501 N Madison Street, Wilmington.
June 19 - Reflections, Invocation and
lst Annual Juneteenth Pageant - Contestants compete for the crowns of Junior and Senior
Mr. and Miss
Juneteenth 1998. Location: Christina Cultural Arts Center, 7th & Market Streets,
6:30p.m. Cost: $5. Host: Roy Campbell of the Philadelphia
Inquirer. - Carnival Opens and runs through Sunday, June 21 at Christina Park, 4th and
Church Streets. Children's Day 12-4 p.m. General Public
4-8 p.m.
June 20 - Opening Ceremonies and Kick-off Parade commencing
in Rodney Square, 11th & Church Streets winding through the streets of
Wilmington to Christina Park. - Family Day in the Park - 12 - 8p.m. There will be carnival
rides, vendors, food and prevention information available.
June 21 - Music Fest and Carnival in Christina Park, 1-6 p.m.
For more information, please contact: Sandy Clark or Brenda Gunter
at Rose Hill Community Center 656-8513 or Committee Chairperson, Bernie
Wilkins at Neighborhood House, 652-3928.
Four years ago Delaware initiated its annual Juneteenth
Celebration. It is a statewide celebration which to date has annually included a tour of
Underground Railroad sites throughout the State; a play which in past years has honored
the original Juneteenth Celebrators, the Buffalo
Soldiers, and the Tuskegee Airmen; a Candlelight Celebration; and a day long carnival, all
of which transpired over the course of the weekend and
centered around the week of the 19th of June of each year. Our 1998 Celebration kicked off
in January and includes a monthly series of
Juneteenth informational activities which are being conducted throughout New Castle
County, Delaware. The Celebration , which has government,
corporate, and volunteer support, will culminate the weekend of June 19-21 with the wide
range of events previously listed, but our fight to
help others remain free from today's forms of slavery will wage on.