Negro Election Day Inaugural State Holiday Parade

Massachusetts was the first to celebrate Negro Election Day, 1741, in New England. Negro Election Day was the first black voting system in our country.  After the Elections a coronation was held to celebrate the win.  The 3rd Saturday in July, enslaved Africans and free Blacks joint together to celebration self-governance.  The winner paraded through town on a horse, with aides on each side.  Others marched while playing fifes, fiddles, drums, and horns. After the parade, people gathered on 2 acres of land, later, purchased in 1758 by Black King Pompey, for political activities, outdoor feast, socializing and competed in athletic contests, dancing and more. 

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Negro Election Day Parade is a phenomenal event for the community to celebrates a local
Black Heritage & Legacy!

We welcome any donations and support!

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Celebrating 283 years of NEGRO ELECTION DAY, America's First Black Voting System.  

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Our 2023 Negro Election Day Parade theme:  Celebrating Our Black Warriors, our Heroes & Sheroes is in honor of the enslaved Africans who contributed to the History of Negro Election Day in 1741.

Join us for the 283rd year of Negro Election Day and our Negro Election Day Parade, July 15, 2023 at 12:00 noon EST!

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