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The Southside Juneteenth Jubilee At The Bethlehem Center

WUTC | By Ray Bassett
Published June 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM EDT
A Southside Juneteenth Jubilee at the Bethlehem Center - with Reginald Smith II at second from right.
The Bethlehem Center
A Southside Juneteenth Jubilee at the Bethlehem Center - with Reginald Smith II at second from right.

A taste of Juneteenth arrives this weekend in Southside Chattanooga, a few days before next week’s holiday.

The Bethlehem Center - the faith-based nonprofit serving youth and families in the Alton Park neighborhood - hosts its annual Southside Juneteenth Jubilee on Saturday from 1 PM to 4 PM at 200 W. 38th St.

Young storytellers at the Jubilee will share the history of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of African-Americans and the end of slavery after the Civil War.

Reginald Smith II is the center’s executive director.
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