They came to dedicate emancipation; they stayed to representative the jerk chicken, ball the two-step and enjoy the proficient sunshine and good company at Cesar Chavez Plaza on Sunday. San Jose's 2011 Juneteenth Festival drew several hundred kin by midafternoon, with even more the daytime before, organizers said. Juneteenth celebrates the period federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to insist upon the emancipation of slaves.
Even though President Abraham Lincoln has issued the Emancipation Proclamation nearly three years earlier, it took until June 19, 1865, for the direction to be carried out in Texas. In San Jose, the era began with a matutinal employment by Bible Way Church. As the anniversary got booming later in the day, a multi-hued congregate enjoying the light of day could prefer from vendors contribution catfish, "jumbolaya" or tacos and Salvadoran pupusas. On shaded grass, the faction rocked to eclectic music ranging from children's songs to blues and rap.
Dozens of commonality of all ages shook to the Cupid Shuffle. And if you were hot, there were always the plaza's spurting fountains. Of course, there were some negligible hazards.
First, the heavy water was cold, said 6-year-old Janea Perry of San Jose. "It got up my nose." Her mother, Renea Perry, remembers bigger Juneteenth festivities that stretched for blocks when she was growing up here.This weekend's was smaller and more sedate.
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