Juneteenth with the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 1 Museum Drive, Montgomery, AL, United States

The festivities start at 9 AM when the John and Joyce Caddell Sculpture Garden gates open to a Second Line-style processional parade accompanied by Jonathan Michael and the G.W. Carver […]

Juneteenth 2023 at Atlanta History Center

Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Honor the past. Celebrate the future. On June 19, 1865, a group of Union troops stopped in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved people that the Civil War was over, the […]

Free

The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du Bois & WWI

National WWI Museum and Memorial 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, United States

Join Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City and the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group for an author discussion of the new book, The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du […]

Free

Celebrate! Juneteenth Edition

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Columbia Point, Boston, MA, United States

The Celebrate! series, appropriate for family audiences and children ages 5 and up, highlights America’s rich cultural diversity through the arts. This program is tied directly to President and Mrs. […]

The Legend Singers Reunion Concert

Missouri History Museum 5700 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, United States

Enjoy a live concert celebrating Black Music Month and 83 years of the Legend Singers’ continuous performance and preservation of African American folk music. The celebration will travel the Soul […]

Free

Guided Tour: Pittsburg Beyond Adversity

Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Learn about the struggles and successes of African Americans in Western Pennsylvania throughout 250 years of history. Learn about the African American experience through Pittsburgh’s role in the abolition movement, […]

Free

Slice of History: Pizza & Walking Tour

Harriet Beecher Stowe House 2950 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH, United States

You'll never see the neighborhood the same way again. Have a bite and learn a bit about the people who walked Walnut Hills before you, such as: Horace Sudduth, the […]

Free

July 4th: Fourth of July Weekend

Museum of the American Revolution 101 S. Third St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join the Museum of the American Revolution in historic Philadelphia for a Fourth of July Weekend celebration with special activities, costumed interpretation, and crafts for all ages to discover the […]

$13 – $24

July 4th – 2023 Frederick Douglass Community Reading

Historic Stagville State Historic Site 5925 Jock Road, Bahama, NC, United States

Commemorate Independence Day with a community reading of Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" at Stagville. This participatory reading will take place at Horton Grove, […]

Free

Collect, Connect, and Celebrate with History Pinned

RevolutionNJ invites you explore New Jersey's past this Civic Season through their History Pinned program! From June 1st – July 31st, five historic sites, with connections to New Jersey’s civic […]

The History of Race at the Museum of Us

Museum of Us 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA, CA, United States

“Race” is a short word with a long history. Yet, most of what we think about race is based on myth, folklore, or assumptions unsupported by genetics or biology. Learn […]

Museum admission