June is a month of freedom. While the 80th celebration of D-Day has recalled the Allied troops making history on the shores of Normandy, this coming Wednesday will honor the day when more than 250,000 enslaved black people in Texas were officially freed by executive decree in 1865.
To commemorate this historic occasion, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will celebrate the federal holiday Juneteenth (aka Wednesday, June 19) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a host of activities and free admission thanks to Amazon.
Taking place in the Museum will be
- at 2 p.m. Civil Rights and the Craft Kids: A Conversation with Patricia Perez, who will “share her firsthand account of her journey into civil rights activism and her experiences working with civil rights leader, the late Juanita Craft.”
- at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Kid-friendly “Inspiration An Upstander Puppet Show Theater” featuring African-American Upstanders will take place
- Gallery talks discussing the civil rights movement at noon and 3 p.m. in English and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Spanish
- Arts and craft activities will be available throughout the day
The Museum’s Cinemark Theater will hold free screenings of
- The Museum’s Funk Family Upstander Speaker Series featuring Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, at 11 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
- Rising: The Hall Of Negro Life at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Outside the Museum will be the Fed Up Food Truck with a portion of proceeds donated to the Buried Alive Project, a non-profit “founded to help free people serving unjust sentences.”
It is very strongly encouraged to make reservations online ASAP.
* Graphic courtesy of Dallas Holocaust And Human Rights Museum