On Jan. 1, 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and executive order that legally gave freedom to enslaved people in the …
Honor Juneteenth this weekend
Here’s a list of the Juneteenth celebrations going on in Knoxville this weekend.
Saturday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m.
SEEED Knox presents the Juneteenth Celebration Block Party at 1617 Dandridge Avenue, 37915. …
SEEED: Building homes, jobs, lives and pride
It’s SEEED with three E’s – Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development, and it’s been in business for more than 12 years in East Knoxville’s Morningside Community. Its work offers life …