06/01/2023
We’re proud to sponsor this performance and share the blues with our community. Governor Davis poured his heart and soul into our local music scene. His area performances with The Governor Davis Band and teaching at Sight & Sound Music Center pulled together people of all races, genders and ages with the simple mantra, “Hey. Hey. The Blues is Alright.” We hope you’ll join us at Juneteenth Muncie for this family friendly event.
About The Historical Roots of Blues Music:
“Although it was cultivated by the descendants of slaves, the blues was the expression of freed African Americans. The Great Migration directly influenced the blues’ many evolutions. As Black people moved from the South to northern cities, the music reflected the new urban terrain in which the people set up communities.” (source: African American Intellectual History Society) read more at: https://www.aaihs.org/the-historical-roots-of-blues-music/
About Juneteenth:
Although most marked the end of slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, there were more than 250,000 enslaved blacks who remained under the rule of masters until June 19, 1865.
Even though the Emancipation Proclamation had be signed 2 year prior, it could not be implemented in areas of western Texas were strong Confederate control reigned. On June 19, 1865 in Galveston Bay, Texas, around 2,000 Union troops freed those remaining slaves - a day that has now become known as “Juneteenth”. Juneteenth is also known as “Juneteenth Independence Day”, “Freedom Day”, or “Emancipation Day”.
[National Museum of African American History & Culture. (June 19, 2019).The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth.]
Learn more at: https://www.juneteenthmuncie.com
