Time & Location
Jun 18, 2022, 8:00 AM – Jun 19, 2022, 5:00 PM
Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA
About the Event
The Juneteenth federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery. It originated from the date, June 19, 1865, when a military order was publicly announced in Galveston, TX informing the last of the enslaved people in the Confederacy that they were free.
In celebration of this national holiday please join St. Mary’s parishioners June 18-19 for an overnight trip to Richmond to learn about slavery and emancipation in that city and to attend Sunday service at St. Phillips in Richmond. We will carpool or caravan to Richmond the morning of Saturday, June 18th. We’ll have a guided tour of the Richmond Black History Museum, and we’ll visit Lumpkin’s Jail, where slaves were detained for auction. We will end the day by heading to the Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park, where there will be bands playing, numerous food and other vendors, and fireworks at 9:15. We recommend staying at the Courtyard by…