SPRINGFIELD — Vanessa Ford, a frequent performer at civic events, sang an extended version of “Amazing Grace” Wednesday for Juneteenth commemorations in Springfield City Hall.
And when she got to a soaring lyric “My chains are gone. I’ve been set free” the crowd of more than 200 crowded into an ornate meeting room — including Gov. Maura T. Healey and U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield — added their own claps and cheers.
