JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A Jackson library brought history to life for families celebrating Juneteenth.
Attendees were able to enjoy inflatables, food trucks and lessons at the Medgar Evers Library. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people.
“You have to know where you came from to understand where you’re going. And there’s so many things that the people who came before us learned and created and taught us that we are obligated to take forward to the next generations,” said Dr. Ebony Lumumba, a Jackson State University (JSU) professor…