The 2015 Ventura County Juneteenth Celebration takes place at Plaza Park this Saturday. Everyone in our Oxnard community is welcome to come. Admission is absolutely FREE!What: 2015 Ventura County Juneteenth Celebration Where: Plaza Park, 5th & B St, Downtown Oxnard When: Saturday, June 20th 10am to 6pm Cost: FREE Contact: Ventura County Chapter of BAPA (805) 488-8290What is Juneteenth?The history of Juneteenth began on June 19, 1865. That was the day that Major General Gordon Granger rode in to Galveston, TX with the news that the war was over. It also was decreed that all slaves were now free men. The Emancipation Proclamation had officially been signed on January 1, 1863. There are several theories as to why it took two and a half years for the news to reach Texas. But no one k...
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