Twin Lakes to Hold Juneteenth Event

GREEN BAY – Since 2021, Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday and will be observed on June 19, 2023. This year, Twin Lakes Park will come alive on Saturday, June 17, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., with music, food, guest speakers and more to celebrate freedom. Photos from the park’s heyday will be on display, and those who have memories of the lake are invited to share the occasion. Twin Lakes Park is the site of historic Prince Edward Lake and Goodwin Lake which was once segregated during the “Jim Crow” era.

The day’s program will feature:

*Ceremony honoring 98-year-old CCC 1390th member Rev. John Henry Brown (Charlotte County resident, Pastor Emeritus, Tabernacle Baptist Church)

*Documentary premiere spotlighting the lake’s facility Company 1390 at Camp Gallion, one of only a few Black Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Virginia

*”Forever Free” – Presentation by Virginia State University professor, L. Roi Boyd, III

*The “Juba Juba Jubilee, We are Now Free!” theme has an outstanding line-up of performers in entertainment scheduled with music, delicious food and a host of churches and community organizations.