2023 Celebration Details |
Date: Sunday June 18th, 2023
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Free and open to the public!
Event Hosts
Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge
Enduring Families Project
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Hope Restores
Black Student Leaders
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What is Juneteenth?
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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th, the last group of slaves in the south were given the news was given that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. For more information about Juneteenth, see the History page.
