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Montgomery County, Maryland Office of the County Execuve Office of Human Rights African American Advisory Group Contact Informaon: Office of Human Rights 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850 • 240-777-8450 Bring your family on Friday night to an evening jam-packed with entertainment, inspiraon, educaon & good food ! JUNETEENTH Celebration 3rd Annual Awards Presented by County Execuve Isiah Legge AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVING LEGEND AWARDS Special Portrayal “HARRIET TUBMAN: DEFENDER” Crical Acclaimed Film Presentaon “HIDDEN FIGURES” Live Music and Dance ACTSO WINNERS Old Fashioned Juneteenth BARBEQUE DINNER equality freedom Please join Montgomery County Execuve Isiah Legge at Montgomery County, Maryland’s 21st Anniversary Commemorang the events of June 19, 1865 – the day Union Major General Gordon Granger, upon his arrival in Galveston, Texas, officially declared that the instuon of slavery was dead. His announcement came aſter the official issuance of the Emancipaon Proclamaon by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. Friday, June 16, 2017 Doors open at 6pm BlackRock Center for the Arts 12901 Town Commons Drive • Germantown, Maryland 20874 civil rights

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Page 1: JUNETEENTH Celebration - Montgomery County, Maryland · 2017-05-22 · JUNETEENTH Celebration 3rd Annual Awards Presented by County Executive Isiah Leggett AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVING

Montgomery County, MarylandOffice of the County Executive •  Office of Human Rights • African American Advisory Group

Contact Information: Office of Human Rights • 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850 • 240-777-8450

Bring your family on Friday night to an evening jam-packedwith entertainment, inspiration, education & good food!

JUNETEENTHCelebration

3rd Annual Awards Presented by County Executive Isiah LeggettAFRICAN AMERICAN LIVING LEGEND AWARDSSpecial Portrayal“HARRIET TUBMAN: DEFENDER”Critical Acclaimed Film Presentation“HIDDEN FIGURES”Live Music and DanceACTSO WINNERSOld Fashioned JuneteenthBARBEQUE DINNER

equality

freedom

Please join Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggettat Montgomery County, Maryland’s 21st Anniversary

Commemorating the events of June 19, 1865 – the day Union Major General Gordon Granger, upon his arrival in Galveston, Texas, officially declared that the institution of slavery was dead. His announcement cameafter the official issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.

Friday, June 16, 2017Doors open at 6pmBlackRock Center for the Arts

12901 Town Commons Drive • Germantown, Maryland 20874

civilrights