Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation

Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation The Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation was established to celebrate Juneteenth.

The Mission Statement of the Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation

Lafayette County Juneteenth Foundation Mission statement is to develop and implement a festival that promotes the celebration of family, celebrates African-American freedom, and cultivates mutual involvement of social service entities, and economic participation of the county-wide business community.

From The Call paper,June 1935 - Reflects excitement for the Juneteenth Celebration! Musicians Local No. 627, "Paseo Hal...
08/30/2026

From The Call paper,June 1935 - Reflects excitement for the Juneteenth Celebration! Musicians Local No. 627, "Paseo Hall will be all a-glitter"

Interesting clip from The Call paper, June 1961. Mentions celebration times, circuit-riding preachers spreading the word...
08/30/2026

Interesting clip from The Call paper, June 1961. Mentions celebration times, circuit-riding preachers spreading the word of emancipation

08/24/2026
"Lexington" - From The Call newspaper 1963
08/24/2026

"Lexington" - From The Call newspaper 1963

From The Call newspaper - Mayview,Mo.
08/24/2026

From The Call newspaper - Mayview,Mo.

https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1150
08/23/2026

https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1150

Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past (CMSP) is a digital repository of commemorative works related to the history of slavery and enslavement (monuments, memorials, and sites of slavery). Currently, 122 commemorative works have been documented from West Africa, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, Euro...

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated every year on August 23 t...
08/23/2026

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated every year on August 23 to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade and honor those who fought against it. Pictured - Slave Market Memorial in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, created by Scandinavian artist Clara Sornäs.

For centuries, millions of people were captured, forcibly displaced, subjected to violence and exploitation, and enslaved across regions and continents.

On 23 August, we remember the victims and survivors of slavery and acknowledge its enduring legacies.

Remembering is an act of collective responsibility and dignity. Through education, research and dialogue, UNESCO works to preserve this memory and help build a more just, inclusive and peaceful world.

https://www.unesco.org/en/days/slave-trade-remembrance

08/21/2026
Neale Plantation on Rocky Ford Road, near the corner of Rocky Ford and Hwy 20, northeast of Higginsville, Lafayette Coun...
08/21/2026

Neale Plantation on Rocky Ford Road, near the corner of Rocky Ford and Hwy 20, northeast of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri
1860 Slaves – 20 and 2 slave houses

Neale Plantation on Rocky Ford Road, near the corner of Rocky Ford and Hwy 20, northeast of Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri
1860 Slaves – 20 and 2 slave houses

May 21st 1954 - Students and teachers at Douglass School (From The Call newspaper)
08/21/2026

May 21st 1954 - Students and teachers at Douglass School (From The Call newspaper)

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