Juneteenth
Evanston's First Annual Juneteenth Parade and Virtual Celebration
- Evanston's Juneteenth CelebrationEvanston's first annual Juneteenth celebration includes two days of virtual programming. Join the celebration online on June 19, and view the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theater's production of "Day of Absence" by Douglas Turner Ward on June 20. Learn more and join in the celebration here.
The life of Hecky Powell, barbecue master and civic leader, will be honored at this year's Evanston Juneteenth Parade.
Hecky created his Juneteenth Strawberry Soda in honor of his great grandfather Forrest E. White, who was born into slavery. Read more about the food traditions that inspired this soda, and about Juneteenth celebrations, here.
Other Local and Online Events
- Juneteenth Virtual CookoutCo-hosted by Northwestern's Center for Health Equity Transformation and the Feinberg School of Medicine's Office of Diversity & Inclusion.
- Juneteenth Celebrations In ChicagoAn extensive list of Chicago-area Juneteenth celebrations, from local news outlet Block Club.
- Experimental Sound Studio: A Juneteenth Quarantine ConcertExperimental Sound Studio and Rebuild Foundation present A Juneteenth Quarantine Concert to benefit the Tamir Rice Foundation. Curated by artist in residence Yaw Agyeman, this concert will feature performances by YAW, Krista Franklin, Meagan McNeal, Avery R. Young and DJ Duane Powell.
- NMAAHC Juneteenth CelebrationThe National Museum of African-American History and Culture plans two days of free online celebrations featuring presentations, stories, photographs, and recipes from the museum's Sweet Home Café.
Oral Histories
Search each of the Oral History resources below for "Juneteenth" to find firsthand recollections of Juneteenth celebrations and histories.
The African-American Studies research guide includes a number of additional oral history websites that may also be of interest in its Audio/Visual section.
- HistoryMakers Digital ArchiveThe nation's largest African American Video Oral History Collection.
- Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Social StudiesUniversity of Kentucky
- UNCG Oral History CollectionsU.North Carolina, Greensboro
- Voices Remembering Slavery: Freed People Tell Their StoriesLibrary of Congress