There are plenty of Juneteenth events happening across Chicago on Wednesday.
What is Juneteenth? It marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free.marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free. That was more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is holding its annual free Juneteenth festival. The event offers music performances, food trucks and vendors from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. More information to this event can be foundAt Chicago's Music Box Theater, "Life Within The Lens: Juneteenth Edition" will feature five short films. All of them, the works of Black filmmakers here in Chicago. ClickJoin Boxing Out Negativity at 1616 S. Avers Ave.
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