Published: June 20, 2009 03:49 pm      

Juneteenth parade photos added to gallery

Photos from Saturday morning's 16th annual Juneteenth Celebration parade from the Anderson County Courthouse to Calhoun Park have been added to the Herald-Press Photo Gallery.

The celebration is sponsored locally by the Palestine Branch of the Negro Historical Preservation Society. Saturday morning's events included speakers on the courthouse steps and a re-enactment of soldiers escorting the first black voters to the polls, as well as the parade to Calhoun Park.

To view the photos, click the link on the Herald-Press Web site for the H-P Photo Gallery, then click open the album for the Juneteenth Parade.

Please see the Sunday, June 21 edition of the Palestine Herald-Press for a story and photos from the event.