Illinois
East Moline
Mt. Zion Baptist Church 1501 6th Ave. will celebrate Juneteenth, the day the last slaves were set free in America, on June 28,1998. This all day celebration will include an old time worship service at 10:50 AM,Texas Slave Narrative, traditional dinner, outdoor historic musical production, Tribute to the Buffalo Soldiers and other black troops who served in the area during the Civil War, and a Black History Exhibit. Participants are asked to dress in old clothes. . Contact Information: E-mail: Sugrbby@aol.com Fax: Mt. Zion Juneteenth 309-793-0489.
Decatur
"5TH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATION" THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL &
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF IL. MUSEUM, WILL BE HOSTING
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IN DECATURS' DOWNTOWN CENTRAL PARK, JUNE
20, 1998. THE FESTIVITES START WITH A PARADE AT 10:00
A.M. THE PROGRAM STARTS AT 11:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. WE WILL BE FEATURING A GOSPEL FEST (LOCAL & SURROUNDING AREA CHOIRS AND PERFORMERS)
WITH SPECIAL GUEST RON BAKER, JR. (COMEDIAN FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS). THERE WILL BE A GREAT
VARIETY OF FOOD & DESSERTS SERVED. PLEASE COME AND JOIN
US FOR THIS JOYOUS OCCASION.
IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PERFORM OR BECOME A VENDOR, PLEASE CONTACT US AT (217)
429-7458 AND ASK FOR JACKIE OR EVELYN,OR E-MAIL US AT MISS.JAZZY@MAILEXCITE.COM
Chicago
On Saturday, June 13th, the Coalition for Improved Education in South Shore (CIESS) and the South Shore African Village Collaborative (SSAVC) will sponsor its third annual Juneteenth celebration. It begins with the "Parade of Pride" with floats, marching bands, schools, block clubs and community organizations. The day continues with a huge family style picnic while high school and grade school students read their essays on this year's theme: a salute to Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. The event is supported by the Chicago Park District and many other city and state offices as well as businesses and community organizations too numerous to mention here. The focus is to expose our community to the history of this event and provide a positive and unifying experience for our young people. Our driving motto remains: "It takes an entire village to raise a child". We will have a website in the near future but for now we can be contacted via e-mail at:ciess@aol.com or faxed to 773/684-1430. Our events coordinator is Lestine Byars. CIESS lives at: 1809 E. 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60649 Phone:773/684-6070 President, Marie Cobb Executive Director, Yvonne Williams-Kinnison.