There were vendors, dancing, music, and more that brought the community together and told the story behind Lincolnville.
The history of Lincolnville: Juneteenth emancipation event celebrates historic community in St. Augustine– A Juneteenth celebration and festival was held Monday in St. Augustine’s historic Lincolnville neighborhood to celebrate freedom, community and youth.
The event was held in the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center located in a neighborhood rich with African American history. Ceasia Djehuti, the organizer of the event, said, “If you had to tell somebody new in a nutshell, what is Lincolnville? Oh, my goodness. Lincolnville represents the struggle during the civil rights movement, where Martin Luther King marched up and down and was incarcerated. It represents the African Americans that built this community back in the day. So, we, African Americans, actually established Lincolnville for what it is.
Lincolnville, a central location in the city’s history of emancipation and civil rights, was established after emancipation by freedmen and served as a major site of the civil rights movement, where demonstrations were organized that directly led to the passing of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The neighborhood, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will be the backdrop for many of the Juneteenth events in the city.
In Lincolnville, one will also find the Corner Market. It is one of the first in Lincolnville and it’s been passed down from family to family. These are the things visitors come down and learn about the history of St. Augustine, and more importantly, the history of Lincolnville.“St. Augustine’s history of emancipation spans from its founding during the Spanish colonial era as the first free Black community to the Civil War era, and when the historic Lincolnville neighborhood was founded.
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