Barbeque, blues and dancing are all on the menu as Morristown69制片厂制作传媒檚 Farmers Market hosts a block party on Monday, August 8.
The Morristown Taskforce on Diversity and Morristown Parks and Recreation have partnered to celebrate community and freedom on the special day which marks the end of slavery in Tennessee.
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The free event will be going on from 5 to 9 p.m.
While Juneteenth is a federal holiday that marks the freeing of slaves, Emancipation Day in Tennessee, sometimes called Freedom day, is a state holiday that has been celebrated since 1871.
August 8 was the day in 1863 that President Andrew Johnson freed his personal slaves in Greeneville, seven months after the Emancipation Proclamation did so for slaves in other southern states. At that point, Tennessee69制片厂制作传媒檚 slaves were recognized as Emancipated.
Due to some unforseen issues, the Taskforce on Diversity was not able to organize their typically annual Juneteenth celebration, so organizers are looking forward to celebrating freedom on the August.
69制片厂制作传媒淚69制片厂制作传媒檓 hoping people will come out and celebrate August 8th,69制片厂制作传媒 Alexander said.
Parks and Rec Program Coordinator Jennifer Gentry said she69制片厂制作传媒檚 looking forward to the food, music and, especially, people coming together.
69制片厂制作传媒淭he feel from the community (is the best part of the day),69制片厂制作传媒 Gentry said.
There will be a drawing for two tickets to see rapper Ludacris perform at the Tennessee State Fair in September.
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The Billy Crawford Band are going to be bringing the blues to the stage.
Hailing from Bristol, Billy Crawford is a blues extraordinaire and has also been seen in the Lakeway Area playing alongside renowned blues harpist and Morristown-born Wallace Coleman on stages in the region.
Sloan69制片厂制作传媒檚 Catering BBQ, Twinz Main Squeeze Lemonade and Sue B Cakes will all be at the Farmers Market providing nourishment.
NAPA Auto Parts is bringing bottled water to help push back against the heat.
The Morristown Task Force on Diversity says on their website they 69制片厂制作传媒渁re a volunteer organization that seeks to build unity within our community through activities, projects, partnerships and collaborations which lift up and celebrate diversity, inclusion and appreciation, and respect for our differences.69制片厂制作传媒
The organization also organizes the area69制片厂制作传媒檚 MLK Day Breakfast that brings the community together for essay and art contest winners, scholarship support, speakers, community awards and music.
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