Media contact: Maria Elena Baca, Communications, 612-348-7865
Hennepin County Library invites the community to join us to
celebrate Juneteenth, one of the oldest African American celebrations of the
end of slavery.
Hennepin County Library is celebrating Juneteenth at
three libraries during June:
The news of slavery’s end moved slowly and did not arrive in
Texas until June 19, 1865, about 2½ years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation
Proclamation. Americans have remembered
and celebrated Juneteenth as a holiday since the first public observation in
1866.Celebrate this important milestone in African-American history with a
family-friendly festival at the library.
Events will include demonstrations by Voice of Culture
Drum+Dance, Million Artist Movement, Black Storytellers Alliance, Never Ending
Story Circle, Journey Productions, Passed Presents, Free Black Dirt and Ancestry
Books. ASL interpreters will be present.
Learn
more about the celebrations and our event partners.
Read more
Find books at your library.
View vintage photos.
The Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund made this
project possible.
Look
for more news on the Hennepin County Library website at www.hclib.org.
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