Opportunity House in Reading to celebrate Juneteenth

Opportunity House celebrates Juneteenth with food, music, children’s activities and a keynote speaker.

The keynote speaker will be Wynton Butler, NAACP Reading Branch historian. He will share the history, meaning and reflections of Juneteenth. His presentation begins Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at the shelter, 430 N. Second St.

Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of the Civil War. This holiday marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States.