Eugene's Alton Baker Park will host a celebration Saturday, June 20, to mark the occasion of Juneteenth, and the UO men's basketball program will be represented on the schedule of events.
Juneteenth is a holiday to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army led 1,000 troops to Galveston, Texas, with news the Civil War had ended and slaves were free.
Saturday's event in Alton Baker Park is scheduled to run from noon to 7 p.m., and will feature speakers, educational moments, performances by Black artists and food from Black-owned food carts.