Here's a list of 2024 Juneteenth events planned in central Indiana
Juneteenth marks the day – June 19, 1865 – when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed. The June 19, 1865, is the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, ending slavery in the United States. The Juneteenth Foodways Festival returns to the Benjamin Harrison Presidential site, featuring over 30 Black-owned restaurants and caterers. The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is offering free admission at all 12 locations across the state, including four in central Indiana. The seventh annual Book Fest & Juneteenth Celebration will be held at the Central Library, featuring New York Times Bestselling author JaQuavis Coleman. On Sunday, June 16, MXP Shop will celebrate Juneteenth with local Black brands, vendors, live entertainment and opportunities to learn about Juneteenth history.
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Juneteenth marks the day – June 19, 1865 – when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed.
INDIANAPOLIS — For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities.
It marks the day – June 19, 1865 – when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed – after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – officially ending slavery in the United States.
Juneteenth was first designated a federal holiday in 2021. Many people get the day off work or school, and there are a plethora of street festivals, fairs, concerts and other events.
Here's what you need to know about the festivities planned around central Indiana:
On Friday, June 14, the Juneteenth Foodways Festival will return to the Benjamin Harrison Presidential site, at 1230 N. Delaware St., for its third annual year. The celebration features over 30 Black-owned restaurants and caterers from the central Indiana area.
From 6-10 p.m. on Friday, June 14, 411 Gallery in Columbus, Indiana, will host an art show called UNDERCURRENTS, guest-curated by ONE DROP and featuring artwork by Tasanee Durrett, India Hines and Nandi Jordan.
The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is offering free admission Saturday, June 15 at all 12 of its locations across the state, including the four in central Indiana.
The Indiana State Museum, as well as Levi and Catharine Coffin, T.C. Steele and Whitewater Canal state historic sites, will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Pre-registration is required for all participants, who must be between ages 7 and 15.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 at the Central Library, there will be the seventh annual Book Fest & Juneteenth Celebration, offering a glimpse into African American art, literature and storytelling.
The featured speaker will be New York Times Bestselling author JaQuavis Coleman, who will talk about his new book, answer questions and sign books.
The museum in downtown Indianapolis is offering free admission Saturday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as it hosts a Juneteenth and Jazz Community Celebration.
At 7826 N. Michigan Road from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 16, MXP Shop is celebrating Juneteenth with local Black-owned brands, vendors, music, live entertainment and opportunities to learn about Juneteenth history.
Explore Black-owned businesses, community resources and local food vendors. If the weather cooperates, you can catch a ride on the 1859 Balloon Voyage.
Темы: Holidays, Juneteenth