{"id":23450,"date":"2023-06-01T00:11:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T07:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/?p=23450"},"modified":"2023-06-06T13:16:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:16:34","slug":"black-history-month-celebrating-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/black-history-month-celebrating-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History: Celebrating Juneteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Juneteenth<\/strong>, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Cel-Liberation Day, or the <em>Black Fourth of July<\/em>, is an American holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865.<\/p>\n<p>President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, however, slaves in Texas were not immediately granted their freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Texas was the most remote of the slave states, and special government actions, two years and a few months later, were required. The June 19 date of freedom was celebrated by the Black community in many ways\u2014some past decades of Texas-style Juneteenth-celebrating involved everything from barbecues to rodeos to beauty pageants. Juneteenth has ever so gradually grown into a nation-wide celebration of freedom, Black culture, and community pride.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day became official in 1983.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-images\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23453 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Juneteenth-exhibit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Juneteenth-exhibit.jpg 900w, https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Juneteenth-exhibit-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Juneteenth-exhibit-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sandiegotroubadour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Juneteenth-exhibit-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>This month, we installed an exhibit of Juneteenth children\u2019s books, celebratory cookbooks, official government documents, Juneteenth flags, and traditional African-American paper fans relaying the significance of the Juneteenth holiday in the West Wing of Geisel Library.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.ucsd.edu\/news-events\/events\/celebrating-juneteenth\/\">Celebrating Juneteenth | Exhibit (ucsd.edu)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t use sound in exhibits at the UC San Diego Library, so I\u2019ll use this <em>Troubadour<\/em> column to share some music listening options for you <em>Troubadour<\/em> readers for Juneteenth\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy Juneteenth, Troubadour readers!<\/p>\n<h2>Here\u2019s a suggested playlist for your Juneteenth:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Leontyne Price: \u201cI Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Leontyne Price, I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DaQ9WorWW0Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Leontyne Price sings this Civil Rights Movement anthem with a gospel choir and liberates. As a life-long fan, I note that her glorious musical journey started with a childhood gift of a toy piano and later conquered the great opera houses in any continent she chose to visit. She credits those early, small steps on that toy instrument as the start of her international\u00a0<em>diva-dom,<\/em>\u00a0but your Juneteenth visit with her via this recording allows Ms. Price to take you on a journey to hear from her ancestors, the enslaved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Brown: \u201cSay It Loud\u2014I\u2019m Black and I\u2019m Proud\u201d (1968)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"James Brown &quot;Say It Loud Im Black And Im Proud&quot; 1968\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FrB4uQyU0DU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This affirmation from the Godfather of Soul says it all, positively!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Young, Gifted, and Black\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Young, Gifted and Black\" width=\"740\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OEMM8ty0gCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This song was actually penned by Nina Simone, but let\u2019s listen to Aretha\u2019s version!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Florence Price:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u201cJuba\u201d from Symphony No. 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Florence B. Price Symphony No. 1, Mvt. III &quot;Juba Dance&quot; | Colorado Symphony Virtual Youth Concert\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FhXC3d46Po0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A surge in the interest of African-American composer Florence Price swells throughout Black History Month. Another surge during Women\u2019s History Month is also noted. Her music is now being programmed year round in American music halls and beyond. Your Juneteenth playlist needs some Florence Price! Pianist Laura Downes summed up Price\u2019s essence best: <em>\u201cPrice\u2019s music itself speaks volumes about our freedom to simply be ourselves, true to our authentic voice and vision. In her time and place, a Black woman seeking entry into the community of symphonic composers was knocking at a formidable door. When Price managed to crack that door open (though not as wide as she would have liked), she brought her ancestors with her in the melodies and rhythms that infuse her symphonic compositions\u2014echoes of Black spirituals and dances like the Juba brought to this country by enslaved Africans and held as an essential outlet for self expression and celebration even within the bondage of servitude.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean Batiste: Freedom\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Jon Batiste - Freedom (Live Performance) | Vevo\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ru38JS6uaxM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On his way to a great Juneteenth celebration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The O\u2019Jays: \u201cFamily Reunion\u201d (1975)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The O&#039;Jays - Family Reunion (Official Audio)\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6zsg2GbLqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Family gatherings and food are an important part of Juneteenth and this O\u2019Jays\u2019 classic invokes!<\/p>\n<p>This reunion is replete with food, gratitude, and lyrical musings. Immediately after sharing some less-modern familial dynamics, the singer\/narrator, Eddie Levert, takes a step, up and out, and looks at his extended family:<\/p>\n<p><em>It don\u2019t just stop there with the family of yours or mine\u2014<br \/>\n<\/em><em>It\u2019s a universal family\u2026<br \/>\nUnder one divine purpose<br \/>\nAnd one divine father<br \/>\nThat is, we all come together\u2014no matter what color, race, creed<br \/>\nBecause that\u2019s all in the head whether you wanna believe it or not\u2026\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The first sentence of Eddie\u2019s spoken interlude: sums it up best:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou know the family is the solution to the world<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>s problems today<\/em><em>.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Duke Ellington - New World A-Comin&#039;\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DxlHAxFVauc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll use this as my \u201cGoin\u2019 Home\u201d hymn, for sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> To honor Juneteenth, I received a request to go up to the roof of Geisel Library to play \u201cLift Every Voice and Sing!\u201d on the library chimes!<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Lift Evry Voice and Sing -  Kierra Sheard | 111th NAACP Convention\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a9bzbm0mNRE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Cel-Liberation Day, or the Black Fourth of July, is an American holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, however, slaves in Texas were not immediately granted their freedom. Texas was the most remote of the slave states, and special government actions, two years and a few months later, were required. The June 19 date of freedom was celebrated by the Black community in many ways\u2014some past decades of Texas-style Juneteenth-celebrating involved everything from barbecues to rodeos to beauty pageants. Juneteenth has ever so gradually grown into a nation-wide celebration of freedom, Black culture, and community pride. In 2021, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day became official in 1983. 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