Community gathers as the city of Madera commemorates Juneteenth

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Central Valley communities are taking enactment to commemorate Juneteenth.

In the City of Madera, section leaders and residents gathered for a taste solemnisation astatine Courthouse Museum Park.

The lawsuit included euphony and meaningful speeches.

Juneteenth marks the ending of Slavery successful the U.S. It became a national vacation aft legislature passed authorities successful 2021.

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With President Joe Biden's signature, it became the archetypal vacation approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established successful 1983.

For metropolis leaders, Wednesday's lawsuit was a mode to retrieve the legacies of those who fought for freedom.

Councilmember Anita Evans represents District 4 and tin hint her roots backmost to the clip of slavery.

"My grandma was Cole Younger's enslaved and she blessed our household with 13 illegitimate children and I americium 1 of them," Evans said. "So I basal connected her shoulders arsenic good arsenic the shoulders of truthful galore more, reaching for freedom, continuing to strive for the betterment of this city."

Former Madera City Councilmember Donald Holley was honored arsenic a "trailblazer".

He's calling connected section governments to grant Juneteenth conscionable arsenic they bash the Fourth of July.

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