As communities across the Country prepare to commemorate Juneteenth, several local events offer a chance to celebrate freedom and reflect on the historical significance of June 19, 1865. Here’s a…
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Central NJ’s Only African American History Museum to Hold 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM), Central New Jersey’s only museum sharing the history of African Americans since the trans-Atlantic Slave trade, will hold its third annual Juneteenth celebration…
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Editor’s note: we regret that we missed including this in our announcement of other local Juneteenth commemorations.
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Juneteenth, now a national holiday, commemorates the end of slavery in the US. Specifically, it is a remembrance of the day in 1865 when soldiers reached Galveston, Texas – two…
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Howell Farm commemorates Juneteenth by recounting the lives of enslaved people who lived there
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HT Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning’s June message to the community (video with transcript)
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Juneteenth commemorated in Hopewell Valley with cheers and poetry
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Juneteenth film screening and panel at Woolsey Park, HV Arts Council hosts
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