Thu, Jun 18
|King Family Library
Sevier County Celebrates Juneteenth
The King Family Library will host a special Juneteenth program honoring the history of Juneteenth or Liberation Day. The program, “Liberation Day: A History of Juneteenth,” will take place on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Burchfield Room, King Family Library, 408 High Street, Seviervill
Time & Location
Jun 18, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
King Family Library, 408 High St, Sevierville, TN 37862, USA
About the event
Sevierville, Tennessee – The King Family Library will host a special Juneteenth program honoring the history of Juneteenth or Liberation Day.
The program, “Liberation Day: A History of Juneteenth,” will take place on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Burchfield Room, King Family Library, 408 High Street, Sevierville. Doors will open at 5:30.
Juneteenth commemorates the day that federal troops under Major General Gordon Granger ordered that all remaining enslaved people in Texas be freed, enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation. The holiday was first celebrated on the first anniversary of Liberation Day in 1866.
Cynthia Webb McCowan is originally from Mississippi and has been celebrating Juneteenth since childhood. Juneteenth holds a special place in her heart. She has lived in Athens, TN, for 31 years and, for the last six years, has helped organize the city’s Juneteenth celebrations. For the last four years, she has shared the history…