Juneteenth in Providence
City Council Formally Recognizes the Historic Date
At tonight’s City Council meeting, the Council formally recognized June 19th as Juneteenth in the City of Providence.
Helen Baskerville Dukes, President of Juneteenth Rhode Island, opened the Council meeting with an invocation and spoke briefly about the significance of the holiday. The Council then voted to approve the unanimously sponsored resolution to recognize Juneteenth in perpetuity.