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Student Success, Cultural and Community Centers, Juneteenth Celebration. 2022

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: KSU-26-03-005

Content Description

KSU Cultural and Community Center materials relating to KSU's first Juneteenth celebration. Materials contain digital photos and physical material including one 18"x12" poster, one 2"x2" sticker, and one 10"x8" paddle fan.

Dates

  • 2022

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research. Archival materials may contain sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state “right to privacy” laws. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal cause for action if facts concerning an individual’s private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person. Privately donated materials may carry restrictions imposed by deed as a condition of donation and require the permission of the donor or donor’s agent. The KSU archives does not itself waive such restrictions, nor will it act as an advocate for any researcher seeking such waivers. KSU archives staff have taken care to identify and, in some cases, remove sensitive information found within its archival collections when undertaking archival processing work. However, privacy protected information may be revealed during use of the archival collections, particularly in those collections that are unprocessed or have been minimally processed. Researchers agree to make no notes or other recordation of privacy protected information if found within the archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose if found within the archival collections. Researchers agree to indemnify and hold harmless Kennesaw State University and its officers, employees, and agents from and against all suits, claims, actions, and expenses arising out of use of archival collections held by the Kennesaw State University Archives.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright for Official University records is held by Kennesaw State University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material must be secured from the repository and/or copyright holder.

Historical Information

Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19th. The holiday is also referred to as Freedom Day or Jubilee and is the oldest celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Although the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in 1863, enslaved people living in areas still under Confederate control were not freed until Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, on June 19, 1865.

The announcement, also known as General Order #3, declared more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state free by executive order. As of 2022, Juneteenth is a federal holiday, and 49 states recognize the day as either a holiday or observance day.

KSU's 2022 Juneteenth Celebration was the first university-wide event to commemorate Freedom Day. During this collaborative event, the campus community celebrated and honored June 19th, 1865, with food, music, art, and more. It was held on the Campus Green June 17th from 12-4 pm!

Extent

1 box (1 newspaper box)

29 digital file

Language of Materials

English

Status
In Progress
Author
Maggie Thomas
Date
4 August 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kennesaw State University Archives Repository

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