BLACKSBURG, Va. – Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom — but for many, it is also a day of remembrance.
At Historic Smithfield in Blacksburg, community members gathered to honor the lives and sacrifices of the enslaved people who helped shape the nation’s history.
For Cheryl Sullivan Willis, a descendant of enslaved people connected to the Greenfield Plantation — owned by the same family as the Smithfield property — Juneteenth carries deep personal meaning…