Across town, Concordians paused, danced, and sang on Friday to mark the holiday.
Flagpole ceremony speaker Robert Munro of Acton, right, thanks Acton Fire Department Capt. Billy Nelson, center, and firefighter James Mazzola before the raising of the Juneteenth Flag in Monument Square on Friday. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
From Monument Square to the Acton Museum to The Robbins House, Concordians paused, danced, and sang on Friday to mark Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the day 161 years ago when the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas, became the last in the U.S. to learn they had been emancipated.
Photos: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Nikki Turpin, left, board president of The Robbins House, watches as the Juneteenth Flag is raised in Monument Square, with her husband Mike Turpin looking on.Brandon “Peace” Albright of Philadelphia-based dance company Illstyle & Peace Productions demonstrates his breaking skills during a Juneteenth Family Performance at the Acton Museum.Brandon “Peace” Albright engages the audience.Brandon “Peace” Albright and partner “Buzz” of Illstyle & Peace Productions dance at the Acton Museum.Buzz showcases his breaking moves.Albright educates the audience about the history of hip-hop dance.Brandon “Peace” Albright, left, and partner “Buzz” of Illstyle & Peace Productions, entertain children and adults.Nikki Turpin, board president of The Robbins House, introduces performers at the historic home’s fourth annual Juneteenth Music Festival.The Greater Boston-based “What the World Needs Now: Interfaith Coalition Singers,” Belle Linda Halpern, left, Stephen Cooper, Walter Cooper, Merle Perkins, and Jenny Bonham-Carter, perform at The Robbins House.Singers Walter Cooper, left, and Stephen Cooper of the “What the World Needs Now: Interfaith Coalition Singers” perform at The Robbins House.Ray Anthony Shepard of Lincoln, wearing a hat from last year’s Juneteenth celebration in Lafayette County, Missouri, listens to a band perform.Trumpet player Trey Finkelstein, left, and saxophone player Spencer Cook of the Portland, Maine-based Sunburned Sharks perform.Merle Perkins of the “What the World Needs Now: Interfaith Coalition Singers” presents a musical selection.
