Reverend Kerwin Webb and panel will discuss Juneteenth, presenting the history and legacy of the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the South. On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger and more than 2,000 Union troops brought word of slavery's end to Galveston, Texas, freeing the last enslaved people. It took over two […]
Flag raising, recitation of names, choir performance
Storyteller Michelle Washington Wilson will present stories and poems dedicated to the celebration of Juneteenth.
The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) Juneteenth celebration, “Freedom Forward.”
A video of the late Steve DiGregorio speaking about Juneteenth will introduce the panel.
Talk by Arts Against Racism founder Rhinold Lamar Ponder and performance by 2023 Grammy Award-winning baritone Will Liverman
Documentary about photographer Romus Broadway and kick-off of the summer photo camp
Annual recitation of names of the "Lost Souls," kidnapped by the van Wickle gang, plus Juneteenth celebration
Dr. Richard Bell discusses the struggles of enslaved African Americans and their emancipation on June 19, 1865.