Happy Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration to commemorate the ending of slavery in United States, after the Civil War.* Today's photo features the bust of Dr. Martin Luther King that Wilbur Mapp originally made out of cement. The photo was taken on the MLK holiday this past January, just prior to the ceremony to rededicate the bust in its current location in Ole Asheboro. See here, for a photo of Mapp's family surrounding the work of art, with Jim Gallucci who cast the bust in bronze so that it would last longer.
Dr. King worked tirelessly for equal rights, civil rights. Let us all do something today to celebrate African-American freedom and achievement. Juneteenth is a day to work to aspire to continuous self-development for all and respect for all cultures.
*reference and more information, here.
Juneteenth is a new term to me.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 11:24 AM