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Posted on: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Celebrate Juneteenth with the NAACP on Saturday

Advertiser Staff

The Honolulu chapter of the NAACP will hold its Juneteenth Celebration Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kapi'olani Park.

Juneteenth celebrates General Order No. 3, when the last slaves in America were freed on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas.

Activities will include a food drive for the Hawai'i Food Bank, a health fair, a keiki ID booth and a voter registration drive. Entertainers will offer poetry readings and perform jazz, gospel, blues and dance music. Food will also be available from local vendors.

Admission is free. For more information, contact the Honolulu office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People at 599-5500.