In 1870, Black people in Pittsburgh hosted the Jubilee pf Freemen Parade celebrating the passage of the 15th Amendment granting Black people the Right to Vote. Over 5,000 people attended this celebration that marched from Downtown Pittsburgh, through the Hill District over to Allegheny City back into Market Square.
This original Jubilee Parade was organized into Division — Allegheny | Birmingham | Pittsburgh | Out-of-Town Guest. We will organize the 2020 Parade in the same format.
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Join Us on Saturday, August 29th, from 1 pm to 4 pm, as we:
(i) commemorate Juneteenth in American,
(ii) re-enact the Jubilee of Freemen Parade, and,
(ii) host Our 2020 Black Voting Rights Forum in Downtown, Pittsburgh
Celebrating the 150 year anniversary of the 15th Amendment
and 100 Anniversary of the 19th Amendment that grants Voting Rights for Women.
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With Special Performance By: DJ CASPER performing the Cha Cha Show
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and Artist Koryn Hawthorne
To march or participate in the August Parade email:
StoptheViolencePgh@yahoo.com for a Parade Application.
SPREAD THE WORD and
Join the Movement for Racial Equality in America.
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