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DESCRIPTION:A local Juneteenth event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
 Saturday, June 25 at Negro Bar California State Park and at the Historic 
 Folsom Railroad Block, celebrating our “Roots” keeping Folsom 
 Juneteenth ~ an American tradition celebrating freedom alive.\n\nAll 
 cultures are invited to come experience Juneteenth exhibits, music, poetry 
 and speakers who emphasize the pivotal role that people of African ancestry 
 played during the early days of the State of California.\n\nFolsom 
 Juneteenth provides a unique opportunity to showcase the essential link 
 between the strength of an extensive story of California Gold Rush pioneers 
 of African ancestry and the broader fight for freedom while preserving the 
 union throughout the United States. \n\n"One of the largest black Gold Rush 
 communities in the region was located at Negro Bar in Folsom," according to 
 Joe Moore, creator of Juneteenth Folsom Celebrations,  "While the initial 
 African American presence at Negro Bar was not lengthy, it has the 
 distinction of being the site where gold was first discovered in Northern 
 California by African Americans in 1849."\n\nThe late Joe Moore, survived 
 by his wife, California State University, Sacramento retired history 
 professor Shirley Moore.  Together that created local programs that 
 celebrate African pioneers of the Gold Rush era and the contributions they 
 made to the development of the Sacramento Region.\n\n "Negro Bar State Park 
 is extremely important and has the opportunity to share broader 
 contributions by people of African ancestry during the California Gold Rush 
 and US Civil War.  Researching, documenting and preserving our authentic 
 journey towards freedom in early California and the profound impact that 
 freedom had upon the entire United States of America remains a regional 
 challenge, says Michael Harris, 2016 Folsom Juneteenth Coordinator. 
 \n\nJuneteenth takes its name from the historic celebration that took place 
 at the end of the US Civil War, June 1865, at the final Confederate 
 controlled military stronghold, Galveston Port, Texas. \n\nThousands of US 
 Colored Troops, led by General Gordon Grainger, were ordered to Texas in 
 June of 1865 to begin a 7 week military campaign throughout Texas to 
 enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and secure the border with 
 Mexico.\n\nToday, Juneteenth celebrations of freedom are held throughout 
 the country to commemorate our unique chapter in the American journey 
 towards freedom.  \n\n2016 Folsom Juneteenth is a free event and will 
 include several family friendly activities, open mic for poets, a US 
 Colored Troops presentation, historical lectures and more.\nParticipants 
 are encouraged to bring their own picnic lunches and portable BBQ grills, 
 no alcohol or glass containers are permitted in Negro Bar State Park. 
 \n\nFor more information about the 2016 Folsom Juneteenth event call (916) 
 997-2451\n\nDirections: From Sacramento take Highway 50 east to Folsom. 
 Exit Folsom Blvd. and turn left. Proceed approximately three miles to 
 Greenback Road and turn left and there is a sign marking the entrance to 
 Negro Bar on the left.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/04/18787225.php
SUMMARY:2016 Folsom Juneteenth Celebrates "Roots" at Negro Bar California State Park
LOCATION:Negro Bar California State Park and Historic Folsom Railroad Block 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/04/18787225.php
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