JUNETEENTH:
CELEBRATE
FREEDOM!!!
HOSTED BY THE
LAFAYETTE
COUNTY JUNETEENTH FOUNDATION
Juneteenth 3-Day Celebration
Friday, June
17, 2022
ALL
ACTIVITIES ARE HELD IN LEXINGTON, MO
All activities are free and with a family atmosphere.
Juneteenth celebrations
have been held in our county since 2005.
Juneteenth
is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. June 19,
1865, union soldiers, led by General Gordon Granger, landed at
Galveston, Texas with 2000 Federal troops to issue the order that the
Civil War had ended and that all slaves were free. This was two and
half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation
Proclamation that had become official on January 1, 1863. The first
Lafayette County, MO Juneteenth celebration was held in 2005.
Annual observances have occurred during most years since our start.
In 2021, President Joe Biden
signed legislation to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Juneteenth
National Independence Day is the first new federal holiday since
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
Friday, June 17, 2022
P&H Center, 1111 Main Street, Lexington, MO
9 AM – 5 PM The P&H Center will be opened
for visitors join in the activities.
10:45 AM -12:15 PM - Meet and Greet - Come
and meet the Lafayette County Juneteenth Committee, the Lexington
Bicentennial Committee and other groups who are in and out of
our county. Receive information about Juneteenth, the Bicentennial
and what other groups are doing. The Lexington Bicentennial
Committee has been instrumental in providing friendship, support, and
is a funding partner of the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration.
Displays – Black Schools in the County,
Historical Focus on Higginsville, Odessa, Mayview, Lexington.
Juneteenth, Banners, Juneteenth historic silhouettes, Children
artwork, Underground Railroad Quilt
Voter Registration Day- NAACP - People
who need to register to vote can do this during Juneteenth at the P&H
Center.
1 PM –Pennytown
- Descendants will share about
the historic area that is 8 miles southeast of Marshall, MO. They
will share about the founder, families that resided there. They will
share about the new book about this historic site.
2 PM – African-Americans of Note in Lafayette
County, MO – Carol Hannon -There
will be a video presentation of notable African-Americans of
Lafayette County.
3 PM - Voting Update -Meet Jennifer
Middleton, County Clerk
Jennifer will provide us with voter update information for the
upcoming state and national elections.
4 PM – 5: 15
PM Panel on Under Our Skin and Q&A –
Coordinator/Moderator/ Reverend Dale Felder and special speakers. Participants read the book, Under
Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and
Frustrations that Divide Us, written
by Benjamin Watson with Ken Petersen. Panelists will share their
reactions and insights. The book study was initiated by the
Higginsville Ministerial Fellowship. Panel members are Father Tom Hawkins, Rev. Andy Mockridge, Rev. Dr. Greg Fine, Rev. Wilbur Conway, and Dr. Bonita Butner.
The
Lex, 111 South 11th
Street, Lexington, MO
6 PM – Evening Program
Special Music : The
KC Boys Choir and The KC Girls Choir. Mr. Ah’Lee E.
Robinson is the CEO of the Board of Directors, Founder, and Musical
Director.
We
thank the Lexington Ministerial Alliance for bringing these choirs to
our celebration.
Dedication
announcement –
Recognition
of the late Roger Elliot, the late Leonard Wayne Seals, and the
late Clyde Williams. Elliot was the past president of the John
Carter Lodge in Richmond, MO. Seals was a LCJF board member and a
retired Chicago Police Officer. Williams was the past president of
the Mar-Saline Chapter of the NAACP.
Underground Railroad
Quilt Raffle
- Reverend Andy Mockridge – Announces raffle, displays quilt,
invites folks to the presentation.
7 PM – Guest Speaker –
Colonel (Retired) Anthony S. Cole, Sr.
Finance Officer
United States Army
Colonel Anthony Cole
hails from Lexington, MO and will be this evening's
guest speaker.
Saturday, June 18,
2022 P&H
Center, 1111 Main Street, Lexington, MO
9 AM – 5 PM The P&H Center will be opened for
visitors join in the activities.
Displays - Geraldine Williams- Black Inventors, Arts and
Crafts, Quilts, Black Schools, Juneteenth displays
9:00 AM - Underground Railroad Quilt Presentation
– Reverend Andy Mockridge -
My Interest in the Underground
Railroad and How this Quilt Block Sampler Came to Be
“It was an honor to be called by Arron Haynes in 2021 and asked if
I would like to be a member of the Lafayette County Juneteenth
Planning Committee. As soon as we got off the phone an idea popped
into my head: I could make a quilt for the 2022 Juneteenth
celebration. The design that kept surfacing in my mind was of a quilt
block sampler containing many of the quilt blocks used in
coded-quilts during the 1800’s. The purpose of these quilts and
their embedded codes was to aid enslaved persons in their escape and
flight to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
For me, this quilt block sampler
represents an opportunity to educate people about: the ingenuity and
courage of those who made the Underground Railroad possible and those
who utilized it; the dangers and challenges of attempting to escape
the bonds of slavery; and, how critical the Underground Railroad was
to freeing thousands of enslaved people.”
1 PM - Artist in Remembrance, Margareit Jackson
– Mrs. Jackson was known for her crafts, working for the
Ike Skelton family when he was in Washington as our House of
Representative, etc.. Mrs. Jackson displayed her crafts during a past
Juneteenth Celebration. Carol Hannon, a relative of Mrs.
Jackson, will provide some special insights. On display, will
be items made by Mrs. Jackson.
Belinda Rowe, instructor and Christine Cook, Missouri
Artisans, will teach how to twine and crochet. This is a
participant activity. Yarn and hooks are provided and they are
willing to show others how to start crocheting. If you have crocheted
an item, bring it to “show and tell.”
Ora Mae Williams and
Doris and Pamela Graham, crafters -Arts and Craft display
– Ora, Doris
and Pamela
will talk and share examples of their work. They enjoy in
doing crafts for holidays and throughout the year.
Martha
Bird’s Quilting Class display -Martha
will display some quilts and discuss how she helps others learn to
quilt.
4 PM
–
5:30 PM
Lest We Forget – The Vital Roles of Black Schools sand Black
Educators Before School Integration.
Reverend Everett Hannon, Jr , pastor of the Second Missionary Baptist
Church and moderator, Reverend Alvin Dixon, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church in Richmond, MO and panel. Panel members are to be announced.
Panelists will share their
experiences of being educated in schools for
black
children. Recognition of those who attended the schools in
Higginsville, Lexington, Odessa, and Mayview, MO and other
towns.
We
want to always remember the vital role these schools.
Saturday, June
18, 2022 Moose
Lodge, 1161
2510 Main St, Lexington, MO
6
PM – 8 PM
Saturday Youth Night –
Introducing “Beth Smith, Family, and Friends.” Beth Smith,
coordinator, Location: Moose Lodge, 1161
2510 Main St, Lexington, MO
This activity is a
high energy event for children, youth and parents. Activities will
include games, contests, DJ Lewy, music, free hot dogs, chips, and
drinks, and lots of fun. Children ages 9 and under need to be
accompanied by a parent or an adult.
Juneteenth,
Sunday, June 19, 2022 P&H Center, 1111 Main Street,
Lexington, MO
Happy
Father's Day, too
9
AM – 5 PM The P&H Center will be opened for visitors join in
the activities.
11 AM Worship
Service with Second Missionary Baptist Church,
1201 Main Street, Reverend Everett Hannon, Jr., pastor.
2 PM – The
City of Lexington Bi-Centennial community Service at the Lex.
P&H
Center, 1111 Main Street, Lexington, MO
3 PM – Opening
Prayer, Proclamations, History of Lafayette County, MO Juneteenth
Celebrations, Winner of the Underground Railroad quilt, Children's
Poster Contest results, Special Remarks, Allan Lee-Concert, Closing
Prayer
4
PM -The Pre-Gospel Concert Reception will be at the P & H Center
with light refreshments. Coordinator
- Allan Lee
6
PM – Gospel
Concert on the Courthouse steps. Allan
Lee, coordinator, brings together a talented group of singers.
ACTIVITIES TO TAKE IN
Saturday
June 18, 2022
BATTLE
OF LEXINGTON HISTORIC SITE, 1101
Delaware St, Lexington, MO
(660)
259-4654
Saturday
June 18, 2022
1
PM -BATTLE OF ISLAND MOUND FILM,
DISPLAYS, CHRIS
FRITSCHE, DIRECTOR.
“The
Skirmish at Island Mound was a skirmish of the American Civil War,
occurring on October
29, 1862,
in Bates County, Missouri. The Union victory is notable as the first
known event in which an African-American regiment engaged in combat
against Confederate forces during the war.” Wikipedia
Sunday,
June 19, 2022
1
PM – BATTLE OF LEXINGTON FILM,
DISPLAYS, CHRIS
FRITSCHE, DIRECTOR
For further questions contact: Arron Haynes, President at 816-419-3704.
The Mission Statement of the Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation
Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation Mission statement is
to develop and implement a one day festival that promotes the
celebration of family, celebrates African-American freedom, and
cultivates mutual involvement of social service entities, and
economic participation of the county-wide business community.
The
Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation extends a heartfelt thank you to the members
of the Lexington, MO Bicentennial Committee, the Lexington Ministerial Alliance,
and the staff at Battle of Lexington Historic Site for being great supporters
and partners of the 2022 Lafayette County, MO Juneteenth Celebration!
“If you want to go
quickly, go alone. If you want to go
farther, go together.”
African Proverb
The Mission Statement of the Lafayette County
Juneteenth Foundation
Lafayette
County Juneteenth Foundation Mission statement is to develop and implement a one-day
festival that promotes the celebration of family, celebrates African American
freedom, and cultivates mutual involvement of social service entities, and
economic participation of the county-wide business community.
The Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation is a
501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
