The Importance of Juneteenth

Program Type:

History & Genealogy, Lecture, Online

Age Group:

Adult

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Event Description

Juneteenth, which occurs on June 19th, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Join historian Martin H. Levinson in discussing this important celebration, a holiday that has been called “America’s second Independence Day.”

This program will be presented as a Zoom meeting. The URL for the "meeting" will be emailed to all registrants upon completion of registration and also one day prior to start time.

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