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Juneteenth Celebration, Civic Plaza, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 21, 1986

 Item — Box: 1, CD: 8

Scope and Contents

Program for event in folder. Theme: "Harambee," The Concept of Unity. Juneteenth 1986 Planning Committee - Joe Powdrell, Ed Johnson, Charlie Morrisey and Marsha Hardeman.
Scope and Contents 114. Announcements (masters of ceremonies: Vernon King, King Entertainment; Joe Powdrell; Ed Johnson and Marsha K. Hardeman) 115. Lift Every Voice and Sing - song - written by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamund Johnson 116. Introduction of Meaning of Harambee by Ed Johnson, and introduction of Lenton Malry 117. Reading of Proclamation from Bernalillo County - Proclamations and Opening Remarks by Nazim Pasha 118. Announcements 119. I Find no Fault in God - song - written by Lee Williams - performed by the Church of the Living God with Sunrise 120. I Thank You Lord - song - performed by the Church of Living God 121. I'll Never Turn Back no More - song - performed by the Church of the Living God 122. Holding On (and I Won't Let Go my Faith) - song - performed by the Church of Living God 123. Public Service Announcement from the State Human Services Department, spoken by Corliss Thalley, about Black Adoptions 124. Reading of Proclamation, written by Ken Shultz, Mayor of Albuquerque, and history of Juneteenth Celebrations 125. You Can Depend on God - song - performed by the Fellowship Baptist Gospel Choir 126. God's Been So Good to Me - song - performed by the Fellowship Baptist Gospel Choir 127. I Don't Know Why Jesus Loves Me - song - written by Andrae Couch - performed by the Fellowship Baptist Gospel Choir 128. Speech from Representative of Albuquerque Muslim Community, speaker unknown

Dates

  • June 21, 1986

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 box (.2 cu. ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451