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EventCONTINUED FROM PAGE 3Ain African-American history and our nation’s history,” said Tamara Cash, Juneteenth event committee member.The event ran from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and included poetry readings, live music, a bus tour of Lawrence African-American historic sites and food and craft vendors.Learning about African-American history is away to bring the community together, Cash said.“We need to do a better job of celebrating our history and that we’re a resilient culture,” she said.The Lawrence chapter of the NAACP and Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area sponsored this year’s event, with help from the City of Lawrence and Watkins Museum of History. Juneteenth has been celebrated informally in Lawrence for decades, Cash said, but because this year marks 150 years since the freeing of thelast slaves, the committee wanted to include more of an educational aspect.“We don’t want to just have a good time, we want people to remember the significance,” Cash said.Juneteenth eventcommittee memberBrenda Nunez said that in addition to learning about African-American history, she hopes the event spurs additional involvement.“To get together and also hope to have a lot more events in the future to draw the community together,” she said.
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Sun, Jun 14, 2015
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