HIGH POINT, N.C. — Today is Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the day slaves in Texas learned they were free in 1865.
It came two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. There will be local events across the Triad commemorating the day.
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The High Point Museum will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday with a new outdoor exhibition titled “Juneteenth: Freedom Day.”
Visitors to the museum will get to see a series of events ending the legal enslavement of African-Americans in our country.
Also on display will be the historical events related to this holiday and its lasting impact on society.
High Point Museum Communications Coordinator, Tamara Vaughan, shared how visitors will leave with a piece of mental and visual history.
"You'll get to see a lot of photos and documents that you know played a big role in Juneteenth as well as learn what it means for us today as well as the symbols on the flag and the symbols of the holidays itself," said Vaughan.
The exhibition is free and open to the public. Vaughan says the museum store will also be selling copies of My High Point in Black and White with a Dash of Color by high point historian Glenn Chavis.
"It is for sale in our museum store and it tells the different short stories of black history and it is some his memories of Chavis and some of researched black history here in High Point," said Vaughan.
The exhibition will be in the Historical Park on Saturdays, June 15- July 6, from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more information, click or tap here.