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WHAT IS JUNETEENTH?
"After the Union Army captured New Orleans in 1862, slave owners in Confederate states migrated to Texas with more than 150,000 enslaved Black persons. For 3 years, even after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Black Americans in Texas remained in brutal bondage, immorally and illegally deprived of their freedom and basic dignity. On June 19, 1865 — over 2 years after President Lincoln declared all enslaved persons free — Major General Gordon Granger and Union Army troops marched to Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and free the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas." ~The White House (2022)
2023 Commemoration
2022 DONORS
Thank you!
Thank you to those who contributed their time, expertise, and funds to make the 2022 Juneteenth Commemoration event possible:
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Marina Abbott
Joanna Allen and Ted Koffman
Judith Allen
Michael Alpert
Bangor Savings Bank, Ellsworth Branch
Carole R. Beal
Ronald Beard
Rob Benson
William "Mac" Bigelow
Alice Blackman
Susan Buell
The Buell Family
Sandra Butler
Alyne Cistone
Cleary Law
Michael Corlew
Theresa Daniels-Hemphill
Jackie Lee Davidson
Kareem Dieng
Cas Dowden
Doug Dunbar
Becka Gagne
Janine Georgette
The Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP
Chrissy Hemphill
James Hemphill, Jr
Ann Hartman
Kristen Holley
Suzanne Jean
Diane Kay-Daigle
Shemaya Laurel
Deb Leon
Ann Luther and Alan Vlach
Laura MacDonald
Michelle Merica
Lew and Eleanor Miller
Hannah Mondrach
Linda Mosley
Jacques H. Newell Taylor
Orono Pride
Dr. Jackie Peoples
Lewis Redding
Barbara Reeve
Stephen Sampson
Mary Schuch
Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor Social Justice Committee
Lauren Valle
Jim and Eliza Vallette
Mary and Jim Vekasi
Sandra Ward
Sandy Wilcox and Jack Russell
Vanessa Williams
Dennis Wint and Debra Bjornard
Emily Wright and Luke Abell
And multiple donors who wish to remain anonymous.
We also wish to thank the dedicated staff in our partner organizations, who have done so much to make this 2022 Juneteenth Commemoration possible:
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Zach Aiken
Tracey Carlson
Elsie Flemings
Katie Freedman
Shoshona Smith
Sean Douglas
Dayana Ortiz Garcia
Deysi Garcia
Thania Hernandez
Emma McDowell
Cynthia Simpson
Laura Thomas, Director of Access & Advocacy
Juana Vazquez, Executive Director of Mano en Mano
Rodrigo Zamora
Joel Mann
Matt Murphy
Jackie Davidson
Nova
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We apologize if any errors or omissions have been made in this 2022 Ellsworth Juneteenth Commemoration supporters acknowledgement list, which is comprehensive to the best of our knowledge as of July 21, 2022, including names of donors of financial gifts both pledged and received by this date, and names of donors of time and expertise. Please contact Shoshona Smith at Shoshona@HealthyAcadia.org or (207) 667-7171 Ext. 210 with any corrections.