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June 26, 2002
Juneteenth
Celebrates
Freedom
A woman stalled
by Saturday's
Juneteenth
parade on
Martin Luther
King Jr.
Boulevard takes
a moment to get
out o f her car
and watch the
diverse
procession
pass by.
con tin u ed
PHOTO BV
D avid P lechl /
T he P ortland
O bserver
Marnier Nicholson (above) spins him self
silly on one o f the many carnival rides at
the Northeast Portland Juneteenth
Festival Saturday afternoon.
photo by D avid P lechl /
T he P ortland O bserver
The Buffalo Soldiers (left),
a Portland group that pays
tribute to the African
American soldiers who
fought for the U.S. Calvary
in the 1800s, marches in
the Juneteenth parade.
photo bv M ark W ashington /
T he P ortland O bserver
A parade
celebrating
freedom is
enjoyed by
families and
friends atop a
classic
convertible.
PEOPLE - ONE
fro m Front
curious onlookers and gave com m uters
pause as they stepped outside their cars
to watch it pass. Parade m archers chanted
for "40 acres and a m ule.” A prom ise that
was made to families o f freed slaves by the
government, but ultimately never fulfilled.
N eighbors sold handm ade A frican
gifts and com m unity advocates passed
out inform ation on everything from AIDS
prevention to helpful hints on black hom e
ow nership.
Barbecues sizzled and the arom a filled
the block. K ids checked out the carnival
rides, m unched on cotton candy and lis
tened to the wisdom o f their distinguished
elders.
Parents found the event especially im
portant for children to learn m ore about
who they are, where they cam e from , and
the struggles their ancestors endured to
bring the people of their com m unity to
w here they are today.
G loria Sm ith passed out w ater and
shared her vision o f the holiday with
thirsty celebrants.
“It is really nice to have black people
com e together around their history and
heritage,” she said.
A m oving perform ance o f the black
national anthem by K endra R osser was
perform ed Sunday afternoon as the fair
w ound down.
“Let us m arch on 'til victory is w on,”
she sang in a voice drenched in pow erful
em otion, “M artin Luther King did not die
fo r no reason.”
H er w ords sw ept over the crow d and
brought sw aying listeners to their feet.
“R osa Parks, my sister R osa Parks,”
she w ailed, “She sat dow n and she m ade
a stand. D o we have anyone that will make
a stand today? G otta m arch on...G otta
m arch on...K eep the dream alive, M arch
on! K eep the hope alive, M arch on!”
STORY
Juneteenth
parade
participants share
the histories o f
enslavement o f
Africans in
America and the
loss o f tribal
lands by
America's native
tribes.
photo by M ark
photo by M ark
W ashington /
T he P ortland
O bserver
W ashington /
T he P ortland
O bserver
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