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Atchison proclamation of Juneteenth made Monday

By Brian Hagen

06/06/2025

(KAIR)--In preparation for Atchison's annual celebration of Juneteenth, the Atchison City Commission, this week, made a proclamation for the City's commemoration of the holiday.

Prior to Monday's proclamation, Atchison Juneteenth Committee Treasurer Donald Bratton, Jr. thanked the Commission for their continued support of the local ceremonies.

Following Bratton's comments, Mayor La Rochelle Young provided acknowledgement for late, longtime Juneteenth Committee member Phyllis Downing whose memory is recognized as part of this year's ceremony.

The proclamation was then read aloud by Young.

Juneteenth Committee members, present for Monday's meeting, were presented with the proclamation by Young and her fellow Commissioners after it was read.

Atchison's commemoration of Juneteenth began in 2006 and will continue this month as the annual, two-day celebration will again be held at Atchison's LFM Park, from Saturday, June 14 through Sunday, June 15.

Juneteenth, a federally observed holiday on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, specifically the fact that African-Americans living in Texas did not receive word of slavery- abolishment until more than two years had passed.

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