Logan College Marks Juneteenth on Carterville Campus
The community college joined observances of the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.
By Verna Slate, Williamson County Bureau
CARTERVILLE, Ill. — John A. Logan College held a Juneteenth celebration on its campus, the Southern Illinoisan reported.
Specifics on the event's program weren't detailed in the initial report.
Separately, Gov. JB Pritzker honored Saturday as Emmett Till Day after signing a law for the designation Thursday, according to Southern Illinoisan Local reporting — another date added to the state's civic calendar this summer.
More on Logan College's Juneteenth programming as details become available.
Attribution: Southern Illinoisan; Southern Illinoisan Local.
— Compiled from reporting by the Southern Illinoisan and Southern Illinoisan Local.
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