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Communities in Lynnwood, Edmonds celebrate Juneteenth
LYNNWOOD — Community members across Snohomish County gathered to celebrate Juneteenth on Thursday, a holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States.
Hundreds attended events in Lynnwood and Edmonds on Thursday morning, sharing food and songs alongside friends and neighbors.
Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 but wasn’t designated as a federal holiday until 2021. It celebrates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, after the end of the Civil War and issued an order declaring that enslaved people in the state were free.
For DanVonique Bletson-Reed, the president of the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee, the holiday is a day of reflection, celebration and education, she said Thursday in Lynnwood.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/communities-in-lynnwood-edmonds-celebrate-juneteenth/