Thousands of people attended the Scottsdale Community Juneteenth Celebration to recognize the sesquicentennial event June 19, which marks the 150th anniversary from when the last remaining enslaved in the United States were finally told they were free from centuries of enslavement.
People from all ages and backgrounds gathered from 2 to 7 p.m. at Scottsdale Stadium. They showed up from various areas including Phoenix, Queen Creek, Gilbert and more to participate in Scottsdale’s Juneteenth event.
“There’s no set concentration of the Black community in the Valley. We should be able to have representation dispersed throughout the Valley,” said Roy Tatem Jr., former East Valley NAACP president, who was going to Tempe’s Juneteenth celebration afterward.
