Miss Juneteenth pageant held to celebrate the holiday
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Wilmington’s Miss Juneteenth 2011 has been crowned. Juneteenth is celebrated by many as the official end to slavery, although it happened more than two years after President...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s celebrates 150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — On January 1, 1863, an order that would come to define Abraham Lincoln’s presidency went into effect. Leaders of Wilmington’s African-American community say his decision to...
View ArticleJuneteenth celebrations kick off in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) –Juneteenth is a celebration commemorating the date in which enslaved Africans in Texas were made aware of their freedom. While the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863,...
View ArticleLocal historian talks about significance of Juneteenth then, and now
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A local historian wants people in the Cape Fear to know the meaning behind the Juneteenth event that has just been designated a federal holiday. Lettie Shumate spoke with Good...
View ArticleCape Fear celebrates Juneteenth
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – The community came together over the weekend to celebrate a monumental part of history for Black Americans. One of many Juneteenth events in the Cape Fear happened in...
View ArticleGullah Geechee Corridor plans inaugural New Year’s Eve Watch Night and...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor NHA and community partners are holding a “Freedom’s Eve: A Gullah Geechee Watch Night and Emancipation Day Celebration” in...
View ArticleWilmington church hosts Gullah Geechee Watch Night and Emancipation Day...
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – The community gathered on Saturday at the Warner Temple AME Zion Church for a Gullah Geechee Watch Night and Emancipation Day Celebration. The celebration kicked off with...
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