‘The freedom that every American should know’: Gainesville organizations gathering to celebrate Juneteenth - Gainesville Times

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‘The freedom that every American should know’: Gainesville organizations gathering to celebrate Juneteenth

Beverley Hamin, from left, Linda Hutchens, Stephanie Watkins and other members of the Gainesville-Hall Black History Society perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Juneteenth Day Festival sponsored by the Gainesville-Hall Black History Society on the Midtown Greenway Saturday, June 23, 2018. - photo by Kaylee Martin

06242018 JUNETEENTH 3 — Beverley Hamin, from left, Linda Hutchens, Stephanie Watkins and other members of the Gainesville-Hall Black History Society perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Juneteenth Day Festival sponsored by the Gainesville-Hall Black History Society on the Midtown Greenway Saturday, June 23, 2018. - photo by Kaylee Martin

Linda Hutchens, who founded the Gainesville-Hall County Black History Society, counts herself among people who did not fully grasp the significance of Juneteenth until recently.