6/19 - JMN IN-DEPTH - Juneteenth Special

WOKV's Kristine Bellino looks at Juneteenth commemorations in the Jacksonville area, and explores the history and relevance of the holiday. The event itself commemorates the end of slavery in the US, initiated in the Emancipation Proclamation 0f 1863, but wasn't fully realized until slaves in Galveston TX were freed in 1865. Its historic canon evolved to include the Civil Rights movement, seeing cultural evolutions in art, literature, music, food, society, politics, community and personal identity, and the evolving concept of freedom. Locally, a number of commemorative events celebrate how Juneteenth influenced communities like La Villa, St. Augustine, and more throughout Northeast Florida.