UCAC 2018 Juneteenth Program

Celebrating Women

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Juneteenth Festival: 12p - 8p

Family Event

FREE ADMISSION!

John G Lancaster Park

21550 Willows Road

Lexington Park, MD 20653

From the Desk of the President

As President of the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC) and Chairman of this year’s Juneteenth Celebration, I would like to welcome you to our 15th Annual Juneteenth Celebration and thank you for your ongoing support.

Juneteenth is a labor of love that would not happen without the hard work and dedication of our Board Members, Sponsors, Volunteers, and Vendors. As proof, this is my 13th year as Chairman of our Annual Juneteenth Celebration! To see what it has grown into makes me so proud. There is no limit to what can be accomplished when people work together.

You might ask why it is so important that we continue to celebrate Juneteenth each year. We celebrate because we cannot allow ourselves to forget the ugliness of slavery that America was complicit in supporting for so many years; the institution that allowed one human to own another human.

Our theme this year is Celebrating Women. We want to acknowledge, uplift and support them. We don’t want to ever hear or see another “Me Too” Movement.

Enjoy this family event. Step back into history with a visit to the United States Colored Troops (USCT) Civil War Memorial Monument, visit the exhibits and explore your genealogy in the United States Colored Troops Interpretive Center, and learn about the contributions of African American citizens to the growth and development of St. Mary’s County at the African American Monument at nearby Elmer Brown Freedom Park. Enjoy the entertainment, fellowship, food and shopping with our vendors.

I will end with this quote from Harriet Tubman: “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Mike Brown

Membership

You have an opportunity to be a part of an organization whose mission is to document, increase understanding of and foster African American contributions to the history and development of St. Mary’s County while advocating for improvements in health, education, and community building for all citizens of St. Mary’s County.

What We Do

Research and prepare archives for preservation to identify descendents of African-Americans who have made a significant contribution to St. Mary’s County.

Conduct and record oral history interviews to include; transcribing, and editing audio and/or video tapes; indexing tapes, videos and transcriptions.

AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS ORAL HISTORIES

UCAC relies on private donations, membership dues, Juneteenth proceeds, and grants to continue to make capital improvements and provide educational opportunities that increase understanding of and foster African American contributions to history. Meeting this undertaking requires an active community of supporters. As a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization, we depend on the generosity of our members for this essential funding. Thank you!

Community Service. Assist with annual community events, and Annual Fundraising Projects.

Preserving Our Footprints in History

Grant Assistance. Identify sources of grants, assist in grant preparation and writing.

UNIFIED COMMITTEE FOR

Afro-American CONTRIBUTIONS

Board of Directors

Michael Brown - President

Jeanette Pettit - Vice President

Clarissa Ashton Stripling - Secretary

Michelle Brown—Treasurer

Marjorie Ross

Paulette Young

Nathaniel Scroggins

Juneteenth Committee

Teri Branch

Michael Brown

Michelle Brown

Janet Halton

Sandra Johnson

Alma Jordon

Anna Moseley

Jeanette Pettit

Deloris Poole

Nathaniel Scroggins

Clarissa Stripling

Cornelius Stripling

Janice Walthour

Mikki Waters

David Wilson

Afro-American

CONTRIBUTIONS

Mr. Brown is revered for outstanding, praiseworthy and dedicated service as the visionary and founder of the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC) in 1995. Under his leadership as the founder of the organization and through his inspiration and hard work the African American Monument of St. Mary’s County was established to commemorate the significant contributions of African Americans to the history and development of St. Mary’s County. The Monument was dedicated on July 29, 2000 and is located in the “Elmer Brown” Freedom Park, re-named in your honor at the 11th annual “Juneteenth” celebration in St. Mary’s County on June 21, 2014. Through his diligence, dedication, relentless pursuit of excellence and demonstration of strength and abilities, he has rightfully earned the community's sincere gratitude, respect and admiration. We hereby express our sincere congratulations on this historical occasion and extend best wishes for his future endeavors. We ask God’s blessing upon him, his family, and UCAC.

MISSION

To document, increase understanding of and foster African American contributions to the history and development of St. Mary’s County while advocating for improvements in health, education, and community building for all citizens of St. Mary’s County.

Founded in 1995, by Elmer Brown, UCAC is a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization that is governed by an elected Board of Directors.

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION:

By the President of the United States of America: Abraham Lincoln

A PROCLAMATION

Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit:

"That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.

"That the executive will on the 1st day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such States shall have participated shall, in the absence of strong countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State and the people thereof are not then in rebellion against the United States."

Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-In-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and government of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for supressing said rebellion, do, on this 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, and in accordance with my purpose so to do, publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days from the first day above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof, respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States the following, to wit:

Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (except the parishes of St. Bernard, Palquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terrebone, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Morthhampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Ports- mouth), and which excepted parts are for the present left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.

And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free; and that the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.

And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all case when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.

And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.

THE HISTORY OF

Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.

Later attempts to explain this two and a half year delay in the receipt of this important news have yielded several versions that have been handed down through the years. Often told is the story of a messenger who was murdered on his way to Texas with the news of freedom. Another, is that the news was deliberately withheld by the enslavers to maintain the labor force on the plantations. And still another, is that federal troops actually waited for the slave owners to reap the benefits of one last cotton harvest before going to Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. All of which, or neither of these version could be true. Certainly, for some, President Lincoln's authority over the rebellious states was in question. For whatever the reasons, conditions in Texas remained status quo well beyond what was statutory.

General Order Number 3

One of General Granger’s first orders of business was to read to the people of Texas, General Order Number 3 which began most significantly with:

"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and free laborer."

The reactions to this profound news ranged from pure shock to immediate jubilation. While many lingered to learn of this new employer to employee relationship, many left before these offers were completely off the lips of their former 'masters' - attesting to the varying conditions on the plantations and the realization of freedom. Even with nowhere to go, many felt that leaving the plantation would be their first grasp of freedom.

North was a logical destination and for many it represented true freedom, while the reach family members in neighboring states the some into Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Settling into these new areas as free men and women brought on new realities and challenges of establishing a heretofore nonexistent status for black people in America. Recounting the memories of that great day in June of 1865 and its festivities would serve as motivation as well as a release from the growing pressures encountered in their new territory. The celebration of and grew with more participation from descendants.

time for reassuring each other, for praying and for gathering remaining family members. continued to be highly revered in Texas decades later, with many former slaves and descendants making an annual pilgrimage back to Galveston this date.

CELEBRATINGWomen

Juneteenth Commendation

“Keeping History Alive “

JoAnn Wurmlinger grew up in Massachusetts and always had a love of history and historical items. As a youngster she would spend hours in the “Indian” cemetery in Lancaster, Mass. and the library’s history section. She began her career with St. Mary’s County Public Schools at the Felix Johnson Educational Center. During a clean out she rescued the school registers of African American teachers who taught in one and two room African American Schoolhouses, prior to the consolidation of segregated schools in St. Mary’s County. These items were being taken to the dumpster. Seeing that they dated back over a hundred years, she knew they had to be saved. She also saved the last copy of the official enrollments before segregation ended in this county. Years later her career moved her to the Mary McLeod Bethune Educational Center where she found more African American schools’ fiscal records from the 1800s. Ms. Wurmlinger worked with the Unified Committee for Afro- American Contributions and St. Mary’s County Public Schools to have these primary sources donated to the St. Mary’s County Historical Society for preservation and research.

Carol Moody has contributed her talent and expertise as an archivist and librarian widely and tirelessly across the county for decades. Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions has benefitted from her assistance in archiving records, with research for the book In Relentless Pursuit of an Education: African American Stories from a Century of Segregation, and, most recently, with new research for the interpretation of Drayden School House. She has served the whole community through her extensive work on the St. Mary’s County Historic Preservation Committee, Historic St. Mary’s City, and the County Historical Society. She is a quiet but powerful force in uncovering and sharing important local history.

Alma Jordon has served since the 1990s as a member and director of Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions and is currently Chair of the History and Research Committee. She was a co-editor of In Relentless Pursuit of an Education: African American Stories from a Century of Segregation, and has contributed to the creation of many other UCAC publications and interpretive projects. She has participated with Lott Enterprises and her own Thompson Family in community betterment projects including the awarding of scholarships. Alma is a retired nurse and volunteers as a teacher in county health and wellness programs for elders, and she has recently become a hospice volunteer.

Mia Bowers moved to St. Mary's County over a decade ago with her husband and children and has dedicated her time to supporting the community and the children here in the County. She has served the PTA in many roles from president to being an active member at all three of her children's schools. As a Kiwanian, Mia was part of the Board and Advisor for the Service Leadership Programs at Spring Ridge Middle and Lexington Park Elementary Schools; as well as being a FLOW mentor. Mia is first vice-president of the NAACP and chair of the Youth Works committee. She provides activities for the children at NAACP events. In 2015, she established the Non-Profit, Bright Futures Enlightenment Center, and provides educational and parent involvement programs to our community. Mia serves as chair of the Steering Committee for a Community/Youth Center in Lexington Park and is leading this effort. She is dedicated to seeing a community center in St. Mary's County for all to enjoy.

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Born in South Bronx, New York, Ms. Elena Jimenez was raised in a bilingual home where her primary language was Spanish. At age ten, Elena and her family moved to Puerto Rico for 7 years before Elena settled in Great Mills, MD, just in time to graduate from Great Mills High School with the class of 1990. Throughout these years, Elena’s true passions for God, spirituality, people, culture, and, salsa dancing were shaped by her many multicultural and dynamic experiences.

St. Mary's County Commissioner

Primary Electon June 26, 2018

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Today, Elena is the founder and sole proprietor of Execute Your Destiny (EYD) featuring the “Crossing Over” and “Moving Beyond” workshops she has developed and facilitated. . Elena is blessed with a beautiful family including her husband Troy and their five children, Michael, Miranda, Maya, Troy, and Danazia.

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2018 Juneteenth Events

Main Stage

Saturday,

June 16, 2018

Mistress of Ceremony: Ms. Elena Jiménez, Founder, Execute Your Destiny

Presentation of Colors: St. Mary's County Sheriff Department

Invocation: Reverend Doris Rothwell

Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Ms. Elena Jiménez, Founder, Execute Your Destiny

National Anthem: Layla and Lacie James

Resting of Colors: St. Mary's County Sheriff Department

Recognition of Special Guests: Ms. Elena Jiménez, Founder, Execute Your Destiny

Welcome: Mr. Michael Brown, Juneteenth Chairman President, Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions

Why do we still celebrate Juneteenth by Dr. Janice T. Walthour

Remarks: Randy Guy President St. Mary's County Board of Commission

Presentation: Delegate Deb C. Rey, Maryland House of Delegates, District 29B

Musical Selection: Lift Every Voice and Sing led by Layla and Lacie James

1:00pm Dr. Trenace Richardson Keynote Speaker “Empowering Women”

1:30pm Informing the Community of the Opioid Crisis in St. Mary's County by Tammy Loewe, Behavioral Health Program Director

2:00pm Stacy Lattisaw

2:45pm Soul in Motion African Dancers

3:45pm St. Peter Claver Dance Ministry

4:30pm Art Sherrod Jr.

6:00pm Latrice Carr - Latrice Carr Music Group

Visit the USCT Memorial Monument Interpretive Center (Historical “Flat Top” Building behind the USCT Monument) Schedule 1:00pm Crafts with Miss Darlene Barnes

1:30-2:30pm Genealogy Workshop: Get help with “Tracing Your Family’s Roots”

3:00-4:00pm

“What a School Day was Like at Drayden One Room African American Schoolhouse”

See the next page for details.

2018 Juneteenth Events USCT Memorial Monument Interpretive Center

(Historical “Flat Top” Building behind the USCT Monument)

Saturday, June 16, 2018

1:00 (Craft Sessions Start)

Juneteenth Crafts with “Miss Darlene Barnes”

Come enjoy making a variety of crafts that depict African American history and culture. Stop by the Interpretive Center to check the schedule.

1:30-2:30

Genealogy Workshop at Juneteenth

Get help with “Tracing Your Family’s Roots”

June 16, 2018- 1:30- 2:30

USCT Memorial Monument Interpretive Center

21550 Willows Road, John G. Lancaster Park, Lexington Park, MD 20653

Is tracing your family's genealogy on your bucket list? Archivist Kent Randell and archaeologist Julie King from St. Mary's College of Maryland will provide a quick tutorial to get you started. Attendees will receive blank genealogical forms, a list of important sources (including databases), and examples of genealogies underway .If you are already working on your genealogy and have hit a roadblock, bring your problem for a different set of eyes.

3:00-4:00

Sharing the African American Story.

See and hear a presentation by UCAC’s Historical Committee on “What a School Day was Like at Drayden One Room African American Schoolhouse”

USCT Memorial Monument Interpretive Center

21550 Willows Road, John G. Lancaster Park, Lexington Park, MD 20653

The Drayden Schoolhouse is one of the most well preserved one-room school buildings in the entire country. Unlike many surviving schoolhouses of this kind, the Drayden Schoolhouse still sits on its original land and has not been greatly altered over the years. Built in 1890, the school was in use until 1944, educating the AfricanAmerican youth of St. Mary’s County for over 50 years. Visit the exhibit, Remember the Past, Look to the Future. This exhibit tells the story of education for African Americans in St. Mary’s County during a century of segregation.

Art Sherrod Jr.

National recording artist, entertainer and saxophonist, Art Sherrod Jr, brings forth a new energy and excitement to the stage. As a native Texan, Art was heavily influenced by the music of his environment which ranged from Rhythm and Blues, Pop, Rock N’ Roll, Rap, Hip-Hop, Gospel and of course Jazz! His love for music, entertainment and appreciation for the arts has afforded him the opportunity to perform on stages throughout the United States and overseas.

Over the span of Art’s career, he has had the opportunity to perform at the White House as well as share the marque and/or stage with notables such as Natalie Cole, Angie Stone, CeCe Peniston, Gerald Albright, Boney James, Kenny Lattimore, Howard Hewett, Phil Perry, Miki Howard, Chante Moore, Will Downing, Maysa Leak, Ann Nesby, Chuck Loeb, Sheila E, Brian Culbertson, Peter White, Alex Bugnon, Loose Ends, Cuba Gooding Sr and the Main Ingredient and a host of other incredible entertainers.

Art brings forth a rich and dynamic mixture of music that will take you on a

musical joy ride. To date, Art has released a live DVD/CD combo and 4 studio CDs: All 4 Love (2005), Seasons (2009), Intervention (2016) and Back 2 Business (2017).

Stacy Lattisaw

Stacy Lattisaw was not yet even a teenager when she recorded her first album. Although she already had been singing since the age of six yrs old she was well on her way toward developing a vocal style of her own.

She was born and raised in Washington D.C. At the age of eleven, she sang before an estimated crowd of 30,000 people at Fort DuPont Park in South East D.C where she was the opening act for Ramsey Lewis. It wasn't long before Henry Allen, President of Cotillion Records, heard of this young sensation and signed her up posthaste. Stacy continued to on to complete a total of 12 albums during her R&B singing career.

At the age of thirteen Stacy toured with the Jackson's in 1981. She was the opening act on a thirteen-week tour. She also traveled to several foreign countries, some which included Germany, South Africa, Jamaica, London, Bermuda, Japan, and the Bahamas where she performed with some of the biggest names in the recording industry.

As Stacy began to mature in age and mind, her desires began to change. She always felt an emptiness inside that she could not quite understand. After suffering with bouts of depression Stacy began to seek God. Then one day she dropped to the floor and said to GOD "I have heard about you", " I need to know that you are real" and she experienced a presence that she had never felt before. Behold, the emptiness inside had been filled. She is fully committed to serving the Lord Jesus Christ.

She now ministers in word and song. And she often says that everything she's been through has made her who she is today. Her husband Kevin and her own and operate two businesses in Md. God has given Stacy a ministry for women- Women Walking With Authority. She also has a Youth Empowerment program where she goes out to schools encouraging our youth (the next generation) the importance of integrity and Becoming leaders, not followers. Stacy say's she's a well-kept woman, kept by the grace of God!

And her mission is to share her testimony about the keeping power of GOD!

Latrice Carr ADULT CONTEMPORARY ARTIST

Latrice Carr is a multi-genre adult contemporary artist and private business owner from Portsmouth, VA. Now residing in Southern Maryland, Latrice performs regularly at local popular establishments and community events, delivering the absolute best renditions of patron favorites, while co-owning her entertainment company, Latrice Carr Music Group, with her husband.

With her roots in gospel, the passion for music has always kept Latrice humble. Latrice’s main goals are to perform music on a large-scale and to be an inspiration to all listeners. Her vocal repertoire includes wonderfully iridescent renditions of songs by such greats as: Etta James, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Josh Groban, Beyonce’, Adele, Whitney Houston, Sam Cook, and other favorite Top 100 artists. Latrice performs a wide variety of Adult Contemporary, Jazz, Rock, Adult Pop, Adult R&B, and more for many popular establishments in the Maryland area, to include: The Rex of Leonardtown, Bollywood Lounge, Ruddy Duck Brewery, Vera’s Beach Club, Running Hare Vineyard, and other community events in the Southern Maryland area.

Latrice‘s most notable performance achievements have been: the singing of the National Anthem for MLB Washington Nationals and WNBA Washington Mystics, backup performance at the live CD album release concert of Gospel Artist Carmen Calhoun, her featured appearance in the live DVD taping of Carmen’s sophomore album Life, her performances throughout Europe as a member of the gospel group “The Gospel Messengers”, of Kaiserslautern, Germany, Red Apple Ale’s

Latrice Carr

to all listeners. Her vocal repertoire includes wonderfully iridescent renditons of songs by such greats as: Eta James, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Josh Groban, Beyonce’, Adele, Whitney Houston, Sam Cook, and other favorite Top 100 artsts. Latrice performs a wide variety of Adult Contemporary, Jazz, Rock, Adult Pop, Adult R&B, and more for many popular establishments in the Maryland area, to include: The Rex of Leonardtown, Bollywood Lounge, Ruddy Duck Brewery, Vera’s Beach Club, Running Hare Vineyard, and other community events in the Southern Maryland area. Latrice‘s most notable performance achievements have been: the singing of the Natonal Anthem for MLB Washington Natonals and WNBA Washington Mystcs, backup performance at the live CD album release concert of Gospel Artst Carmen Calhoun, her featured appearance in the live DVD taping of Carmen’s sophomore album Life, her performances throughout Europe as a member of the gospel group “The Gospel Messengers”, of Kaiserslautern, Germany, Red Apple Ale’s Phoenix Fest, Leonardtown’s Downtown Tunes and Beach Bash on the Square, and over 50 military ceremonies and private weddings.

Phoenix Fest, Leonardtown’s Downtown Tunes and Beach Bash on the Square, and over 50 military ceremonies and private weddings. Latrice strives for excellence in her performances and requests that you demand excellence from her.

Latrice strives for excellence in her performances and requests that you demand excellence from her.

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Juneteenth

1. What is Juneteenth?

a) An occasion to celebrate the month of June

b) A holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S.

c) A summer festival

2. Juneteenth is observed annually on June ______.

a) 14 b) 15 c) 17 d) 19 e) 30

3. The celebration of Juneteenth is believed to have originated from which U.S. state?

a) South Carolina b) Georgia c) Mississippi d) Texas e) Alabama

4. Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation that started the process to end slavery?

a) George Washington b) Abraham Lincoln c) Thomas Jefferson d) Lyndon B. Johnson

5. Juneteenth is passionately celebrated by which minority group?

a) Hispanics b) Whites c) Blacks d) Native Americans

6. Is Juneteenth a federal holiday?

a) Yes, it is a national holiday

b) No, it is mostly a state holiday

7. What was the constitutional amendment that formally outlawed slavery?

a) The 13th b) The 15th c) The 19th d) The 21st

8. The American Civil War, which played a critical role in the abolition of slavery, was between the Union states and the ________.

a) Confederate states b) Western states c) Neither

9. Which of these U.S. states does NOT recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday or day of observance?

a) Nevada b) Alaska c) Maine d) Idaho e) Montana

Congratulations to the Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC) on another successful and empowering Juneteenth Celebration. Through UCAC’s unwavering commitment to honoring African American contributions to the development of St. Mary’s county, our community’s history is strengthened and celebrated. I am deeply indebted to all that UCAC has done and continues to do in pushing St. Mary’s County forward, and I am honored to be celebrating with this resilient community at UCAC’s 15th annual Juneteeth Celebration.

–Brian M. Crosby

Pastors Tyrone & Cynthia Marshall

Bethesda United Methodist Church

19309 St. George’s Church Road, Valley Lee, Maryland 20692

Rev. Irvin R. Beverly, Pastor

The land for the first Bethesda church was deeded in 1830. The church was erected and remained active until the Civil War days when the building was destroyed by fire. The second church was constructed sometime after 1866. In 1889 the church lot was enlarged and the third church was built in 1911.

Weekly services are still being held in this structure . Congratulations on your 14th Annual Juneteenth Celebration

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Congratulatons UCAC on your

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15th Annual Juneteenth Celebraton

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Piney Point, Md. 20692

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We join with many others in ‘Celebrating Women’. In celebrating not only the trailblazers and innovators but those women who choose to be the strong wind that supports and enables others to fly.

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Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth Celebrations

A day for all Americans to celebrate African American history and rejoice in their freedom and maintaining good health

“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fght, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied. ”

Tuesday, July 10 | Frederick Douglass

Wednesay, July 11 | Eleanor Roosevelt

Thursday, July12 | Thurgood Marshal

The Negro National Anthem

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Lift Every Voice and sing till earth and heaven ring

Ring with the harmonies of liberty

Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea

Sing a song, full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song, full of the hope that the present has brought us Facing the rising sun of our new day begun

Let us march on till victory is won

Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod felt in the days when hope unborn had died yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet come to the place for which our fathers sighed?

We have come, over a way that which tears has been watered We have come, treading out path through the blood of the slaughtered Out of the gloomy past, till now we stand at last, Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast

GOD of our weary years, GOD of our silent tears

Thou Who has brought us thus far on the way Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light Keep us for-ever in the path we pray.

Lest our feet, stray from the places our GOD where me met thee Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world we forget Thee Shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand TRUE TO OUR GOD, TRUE TO OUR NATIVE LAND

The Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key 1814

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there, Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

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• Programs dedicated to ensuring the inclusion and equitable treatment of all College members

• Students, faculty and staff promote social responsibility by serving local, national, and global communities

• Named a 2017-18 College of Distinction

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The Cherry Cove Group, the premier provider of hotel lodging in Southern Maryland represented by The Fairfield Inn by Marriott, The Hampton Inn, The Hilton Garden Inn & Home2 Suites by Hilton and the Quality Inn by Choice is proud to contribute to the continuing success of the Juneteenth Festival. Founded in 1977 under the vision, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit of Mr. Tom Waring, Cherry Cove is a regional leader in the delivery of hospitality, and property management services. Its properties are located throughout Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's and Harford counties and Baltimore City, with corporate offices located in Lexington Park.

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The Cherry Cove Group, the premier provider of hotel lodging in Southern Maryland represented by The Fairfield Inn by Marriott, The Hampton Inn, the Hilton Garden Inn & Home2 Suites by Hilton and the Quality Inn by Choice is proud to contribute to the continuing success of the Juneteenth Festival. Founded in 1977 under the vision, leadership and entrepreneurial spirit of Mr. Tom Waring, Cherry Cove is a regional leader in the delivery of hospitality, and property management services. Its properties are located throughout Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's and Harford counties and Baltimore City, with corporate offices located in Lexington Park.

Congratulations on your 15th

UCAC on your 14th Annual

Annual Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth Celebration

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Main: 301-863-6800 Ext: 3457 | Fax: 301-863-5346

Direct Line: 240-718-3457

www.cherrycove.com