The Democratic Women’s Club of Walton County and four other groups in Walton County joined in the celebration of Juneteenth on Saturday, June 15. The first celebration of this historic event was organized by the DWCWC in Defuniak. The celebration’s roots in slavery went unnoticed as Black and White people laughed danced and sang, simply enjoying each other. It was a testament to how things could be when we come together with joy in common. The holiday’s name is a portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” as it was on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the Civil War. Other participating patrons of this event were The NAACP, Tivoli Historical Society, The Democratic Black Caucus of Walton County, and The Ladies of Distinction.
Author: Sowal Editor
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