Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025 8:00 PM
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
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Juneteenth
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Commemorate Juneteenth at Mystic Seaport Museum! In honor of the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas in 1865, the Museum will host a dynamic program which begins at 3:00 p.m. with a poetry reading by former Poet Laureate of New London, Rhonda Ward. Then enjoy a presentation by John Mills, founder of the Alex Breanne Corporation, an organization dedicated to researching, interrogating, and presenting the lesser known stories representing the life experience of the American enslaved, from an African American perspective. The program will close with a live musical performance by the Niantic Community Church Gospel Choir. While you're here, visit Entwined: Freedom, Sovereignty, and the Sea, a major exhibition centering maritime histories in Indigenous, African, and African-descended worldviews and experiences.
Admission to Mystic Seaport Museum is free after 2:30 p.m. on June 19.
