The event at the Arizona Historical Center, 1300 N. College Ave., will bring together members of the community and a variety of organizations representing historical societies, action groups and state resources.
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The event at the Arizona Historical Center, 1300 N. College Ave., will bring together members of the community and a variety of organizations representing historical societies, action groups and state resources.
There also will be performances, activities and food, event organizers said.
The event is made possible through the Arizona Historical Society’s partnership with ASU Libraries, Black Collections, and Black Family Genealogy and History Society.
Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865 in Galveston Bay, Texas, when enslaved individuals were finally informed of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation declaring their freedom.
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