{"id":1408,"date":"2023-06-16T15:34:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/?page_id=1408"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:16:24","slug":"juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/resources\/juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/articles\/learn-about-and-celebrate-juneteenth\/\">Learn about and Celebrate Juneteeth<\/a>, PBS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources that can serve as a starting point for further exploration:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/what-juneteenth\">concise explanation<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/moments\/juneteenth\">Juneteenth <\/a>from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhistory.org\/video\/juneteenth-with-annette-gordon-reed?gad=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwg-GjBhBnEiwAMUvNW3TrFo1yIwnupCVoxNTDdzu-3aMQhmr3ddaqERLrrIca8AdAyozAmBoCA8UQAvD_BwE\">brief video<\/a> from the New York Historical Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/06\/17\/1007498876\/how-juneteenth-became-national-holiday\">article on Opal Lee<\/a> and her fight to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/dchsny.org\/topics-african-heritage\/\">library of local African Heritage resources<\/a> from Dutchess County Historical Society, which includes information on <a href=\"https:\/\/dchsny.org\/dcet\/\">Dutchess County Equality Trails<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Community Celebrations:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dutchess County Tourism: <a href=\"https:\/\/dutchesstourism.com\/spotlights\/juneteenth-in-dutchess-a-time-to-rejoice-and-reflect\">Juneteenth in Dutchess: A Time to Rejoice and Reflect<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com\/\">City of Poughkeepsie<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com\/480\/Juneteenth-Celebrations\">Juneteenth Celebrations<\/a>: Opening Celebration at Waryas Park Pavilion on June 14th ~ 6:15\u20138:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mhdm.org\/\">Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/mhdm.org\/event\/planetarium-show-navigating-freedom-2\/2025-06-19\/1\/\">Juneteenth Planetarium Show: \u201cNavigating Freedom\u201d<\/a>: June 19, 2025 ~ 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. ~ Museum Pavilion ~ Poughkeepsie, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Bosco-The-Storm-100063780991167\/\">Bosco &amp; the Storm<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beacon4blacklives.org\/\">Beacon4BlackLives<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/allevents.in\/beacon\/beacons-third-annual-juneteenth-riverfront-festival\/200028073621528#\">Beacon\u2019s 3rd Annual Juneteenth Riverfront Festival<\/a>: June 19, 2025 ~ 11 a.m.\u20135 p.m. ~ Pete and Toshi Seeger Park ~ Beacon, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwlcenter.org\/\">Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Black History Cultural Center <\/a>- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwlcenter.org\/events-1\/the-5th-annual-juneteenth-jubilee\">New Paltz\u2019s 5th annual Juneteenth Jubilee<\/a>: June 19, 2025 ~ 10 a.m.\u20134 p.m. ~ Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebratingtheafricanspirit.org\/support\">Celebrating the African Spirit (CAS)<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/celebratingtheafricanspirit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Juneteenth Memorial Unveiling<\/a>: June 19, 2025 ~ 6 p.m. ~ Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com\/\">City of Poughkeepsie<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com\/480\/Juneteenth-Celebrations\">Juneteenth Celebrations<\/a>: Celebration at Waryas Park on June 21, 2025 ~ 1\u20135 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/historic-sites\/25\/details.aspx\">NYS Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/events\/event.aspx?e=25-43810.0\">\u201cNavigating Wealth &amp; Poverty: The Varied Economies of the 19th Century Black Community\u201d<\/a>: June 21, 2025 ~ 2\u20133 p.m. ~ <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/historic-sites\/25\/details.aspx\">Staatsburgh State Historic Site<\/a>, Staatsburg, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/mhantislaveryhistoryproject\/\">Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project (MHAHP)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/mhahp.vassarspaces.net\/oh-freedom-quilting-project\/\"><em>Oh, Freedom!<\/em> Quilting Project<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/mhahp.vassarspaces.net\/oh-freedom-quilts\/\">Walkway Connections: Oh, Freedom! Quilt Exhibit<\/a>: June 22, 2025 ~ 1\u20133:30 p.m. ~ Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/historic-sites\/25\/details.aspx\">NYS Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/events\/event.aspx?e=16-43745.0\">Colonial Crossroads Juneteenth Concert<\/a>: June 22, 2025 ~ 1\u20132 p.m. ~ <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.ny.gov\/visit\/historic-sites\/clermont-state-historic-site\">Clermont State Historic Site<\/a>, Germantown, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/celebratingtheafricanspirit.org\/\">Celebrating the African Spirit (CAS)<\/a>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/celebratingtheafricanspirit.org\/frederick-douglass-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frederick Douglass Day<\/a>:&nbsp;August 2, 2025, 12 p.m. ~ College Hill Park, Poughkeepsie, NY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about and Celebrate Juneteeth, PBS Resources that can serve as a starting point for further exploration: A concise explanation of Juneteenth from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. 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