NCDA Juneteenth Event

110 North Franklin Street,Hempstead NY 11550

23 June, 2022

Description

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865-, the date when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free the remaining enslaved African Americans in the United States. Texas was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery despite President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863. The African American Museum promotes understanding and appreciation of African American culture, art, and tradition through education, interpretation, exhibitions, collections, and programs for the enrichment of the public; with an emphasis on Long Island. https://theaamuseum.org/services/