Seattle Juneteenth celebrations put America’s 250th birthday in perspective 33%
By Cornelius Hocker43%
6/18/2026, 1:01:41 AM
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As Seattleites celebrate Juneteenth this week, America’s upcoming 250th birthday highlights a contradiction at the nation’s founding: The United States of America was not a free country for all at the time.
Millions of African Americans lived under chattel slavery.
President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ostensibly freed enslaved people, and that stain on the fabric of America was supposed to end.
It didn't.
For another two and half years, Texas, the westernmost Confederate state, didn’t follow the order until Union Troops showed up on June 19, 1865 in Galveston with the news: Slavery was abolished.
That is how Juneteenth was born.
Juneteenth celebrations were common in the Lone Star State; it became an official holiday there in 1979.
The tradition spread across pockets of the country as Black Texans migrated.
Many of the Seattle-area Juneteenth celebrations trace their origins back to the South.
Following decades of activism, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021, making it a federal holiday.
People in the Seattle area will have several Juneteenth celebrations to check out this year.
Here are a few of the events set for Friday:
* **Seattle Juneteenth: Meet Us On the Yard** – Described as an event that celebrates Black economic freedom, creativity, innovation, and culture, it will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at The Union in downtown Seattle.
* **Juneteenth Freedom Fest** – Taking place at Jimi Hendrix Park in the Central District, the celebration starts at noon and will feature performances throughout the day ending with headliner Marsha Ambrosius.
She rose to fame as part of the early 2000s group Floetry.
Local organizations and other vendors will also be set up there throughout the day.
* **Juneteenth Celebration: A Road to Economic Freedom** – Billed as the “largest Juneteenth celebration in Washington state,” this event takes place in Tacoma at the LeMay Car Museum Haub Family Field.
It’s scheduled from noon to 6 p.m. with three headlining performers: Erica Campbell from the group Mary Mary; Lyfe Jennings, an R&B Soul Singer; and Crystal Aikin, a gospel artist.
* **BLACK PLANET Juneteenth** – The event takes its name from the popular 90s and early 2000s social media site BlackPlanet.com, which was the blueprint for modern social media apps.
It’s being held in Capitol Hill at The Wash Seattle from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
No cover, just Black vibes.
There are also World Cup Juneteenth celebrations planned.
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