The History of the First Juneteenth Celebration in Los Angeles
Juneteenth, now an official federal holiday, traces its history in Los Angeles to grassroots gatherings that began decades before the city’s first official parks department observance. While the City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department held its third annual Juneteenth event in Pacoima in 1977, private celebrations and NAACP-led galas were marking the occasion … Read more