Islanders March for Change on Juneteenth
Juneteenth march stretched from drawbridge back along Beach Road.
Juneteenth march stretched from drawbridge back along Beach Road.
They carried signs calling for change.
They carried signs calling for change.
Witness to history along the route.
Witness to history along the route.
Hospital CEO Denise Schepici shows her support.
Hospital CEO Denise Schepici shows her support.
Police escorted the marchers.
Police escorted the marchers.
Marching along the harbor in fron of the Black Lives Matter banner at the Summercamp Hotel.
Marching along the harbor in fron of the Black Lives Matter banner at the Summercamp Hotel.
Arrival in Ocean Park.
Arrival in Ocean Park.
After the march, speakers gave their thoughts on the state of the country.
After the march, speakers gave their thoughts on the state of the country.
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
Emotional day for participants.
Emotional day for participants.
David Vanderhoop gives Wampanoag perspective.
David Vanderhoop gives Wampanoag perspective.
Ocean Park was a sea of resistance.
Ocean Park was a sea of resistance.
Longtime Oak Bluffs resident Caroline Hunter.
Longtime Oak Bluffs resident Caroline Hunter.
Hundreds of peaceful demonstrators marched from Vineyard Haven to Oak Bluffs as part of the Juneteenth racial justice march for equality. The march began at Veteran's Park, continued over the drawbridge, by Oak Bluffs harbor, and continued on to Ocean Park, filling the streets with signs, chants and calls for change.