Celebrate Juneteenth Across the Greater Lynchburg Region
Written by Carrie Eobbi, Liberty University Intern
As we enter into the month of June, we celebrate the history of Juneteenth in a place that signifies the beginning of an end. Appomattox, Virginia has a unique connection to Juneteenth as it was the location of the first set of enslaved people that were freed on April 9, 1865.