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SUMMARY:A Juneteenth Commemoration: Lift Every Voice and Sing
DESCRIPTION: \nOn Thursday\, June 17\, at 8 p.m. ET\, PBS Books will share a special virtual program—“Lift Every Voice and Sing”—which is created by 10 leading Black museums and historical institutions across the nation. Celebrating the victory and liberty of the African American people and representing www.blkfreedom.org’s second year of collaboration\, the virtual program will be offered in partnership with The Charles H. Wright Museum. The event can be viewed here and www.facebook.com/pbsbooks1/live. \nThe event will commemorate Juneteenth\, the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was officially enforced\, ending enslavement in Texas. Juneteenth dates to June 19\, 1865\, when union soldier\, Major General Gordon Granger\, landed at Galveston\, Texas\, with the news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. This announcement was more than two and half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. \nThe participating museums each have contributed a segment to the film\, selecting a theme from the Black National Anthem\, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Among the topics explored are the pride of over 200 years of Gullah culture\, the perseverance of Little Africa through Black Laws\, tenacity through industry and pop culture in Detroit\, and resiliency during the COVID Era. \nAdditional performances will feature the African American Cultural Ensemble (ACE)\, West African Dance and poetry. There will also be readings of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteen through Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution\, passed after the Civil War to abolish slavery and grant equal rights to all citizens\, including newly freed enslaved Americans. \nBesides the Charles H. Wright Museum\, the other members of the BLKFREEDOM.org effort are: \n\nAmerica’s Black Holocaust Museum (Milwaukee\, WI)\nAmistad Research Center of Tulane University (New Orleans\, Louisiana)\nAugust Wilson African American Cultural Center (Pittsburg\, PA)\nCalifornia African American Museum (Los Angeles\, CA)\nHarvey Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture (Charlotte\, NC)\nHistoric Mitchelville Freedom Park (Hilton Head Island\, SC)\nNational Civil Rights Museum (Memphis TN)\nNorthwest African American Museum (Seattle\, WA)\nNational Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Cincinnati\, OH)\nNational Civil Rights Museum (Memphis\, TN)\n\nFor information about the collaborative partners\, visit BLKFREEDOM.org.
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