Hawkinsville to honor past, serve community in observance of Juneteenth
The celebration will provide voter registration and Covid-19 vaccinations for attendees and will feature live music, food trucks, a kids zone and resource vendors.
HAWKINSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For the City of Hawkinsville, the Juneteenth holiday is an opportunity to learn from the past and bring people together. Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of African American slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in January of 1863, but word didn’t reach the last of the southern states until June 19, 1865….