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Juneteenth celebrated in Georgetown
Buffalo Soldier rider Ivory Williams leads the Buffalo Soldiers and the parade around the Circle in Georgetown.
June 25, 2018
Raeleigha Morris, left, and Ejanee Morgan ride on the Richard Allen Coalition float during the parade.
Members of event sponsor Sussex County Alumnae Delta Sigma Theta Sorority make their way around The Circle with their banner. Shown are (l-r) Tecola Gibbs-Hernandez, Tiana Evans and Patricia Jackson.
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice banner is carried by Jim Sherard and Shelley Grable.
Janie Miller, left, and Waynne Paskins follow the parade carrying the Martin Luther King Jr. banner.
Georgetown Mayor Bill West joined Jane Hovington at the Juneteenth ceremony, expressing his support for the celebration.
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, was introduced to the audience by Jane Hovington. Hovington recognized Pettyjohn for honoring Georgetown’s history. Pettyjohn helped get the Richard Allen School transferred from the Indian River School District into the Richard Allen Coalition. He also read the Senate resolution to recognize June 19 as Juneteenth Independence Day in the State of Delaware.
Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, joined Jane Hovington at the mic and talked about the history of Delaware and said, “Celebrating today, I think it is very important to remember the history of where we are, particularly in this location, we see and understand the commitment from the Richard Allen Coalition.”
Beebe Health Care’s Population Health Department was at the celebration, performing health screenings. Shown taking a blood sample is nurse Allison Cloves, left, with Christie Edwards.
Brother George Dexter from the Sons of Isaac Lodge prepares some food for the barbecue.
U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester was in Sussex County Saturday and made it to the Juneteenth celebration. Shown are (l-r) Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Diaz Bonville and Kathy McGuiness, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner and candidate for Delaware state auditor.
Juneteenth was celebrated in Georgetown June 16 with a parade and celebration at Richard Allen School. The event was sponsored by the Richard Allen Coalition, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and the Buffalo Soldiers.
Juneteenth is a celebration of June 19, 1865, when the Union Soldiers entered Galveston, Texas, to announce General’s Order 3, ensuring adherence to Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued two years earlier. Juneteenth is a celebration of the day all African-Americans were freed from slavery.
