Here are some of the Juneteenth events happening around our area.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Juneteenth is a federal holiday that celebrates June 19, 1865, the day the last enslaved people of African descent were set free in Galveston, Texas. That came two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and several months after Congress passed the 13th Amendment.Montgomery’s Riverfront Juneteenth Celebration has been postponed due to inclement weather.
The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, in collaboration with the City of Montgomery and its Department of Cultural Affairs, is excited to invite the community to Juneteenth at the MMFA, a celebration of African American culture and creativity, on Saturday, June 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Sunday, June 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. This will be held at MMFA, located at Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park on One Museum Drive in Montgomery.
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