For the first time, the city partnered with Sno-Isle Libraries to put on a Juneteenth event.
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. — Saturday marked the first time the City of Mountlake Terrace hosted a Juneteenth celebration. It’s happening just days before the federal holiday on Wednesday, June 19.
“There are people that came out rain or shine to see this and learn more,” said Alicia Crank, the executive director of Seattle CityClub, a nonprofit focused on improving civic health in western Washington.
A history lesson at the Mountlake Terrace Library underway, “understanding it’s not Black history. It’s American history,” said Crank.
Saturday marked history
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