The virtual 2020 Juneteenth celebration was a platform of an interactive presentation video, weighing in on the cultural expressions of African American history.
The 43-minute video presented by the African American Cultural Society began late on June 19 due to technical difficulties.
It was the calling card for Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland to decree June 19, as Juneteenth Observance Day.
The mayor asserted that “Juneteenth recognizes the traditional African American Emancipation Day that originated in June 1865 in Galveston, Texas – two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the eminent Emancipation Proclamation.”
The video coupled in dance, particularly the ring shout, or holy dance, where individual shouting is still present among today’s most traditional church congregations.
