Resources for Communicators

Information and Events for Area Communicators

About Juneteenth

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free (two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation). The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order; but with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.

Area Information

• 2021 Juneteenth Celebration at Art Climb recording 
• Cincinnati council to make Juneteenth an official holiday for city workers
• City leaders vote to make Juneteenth a holiday recognized by the city (of Covington)
• Cincinnati Public Library - Lift Every Voice And Sing: Celebrating Juneteenth with books, events, and resources
• Freedom Center Permanent Exhibits 
• Juneteenth – What is it, and why it matters to American history
• Kroger Stories: Juneteenth – A Letter to my Colleagues
• A new City holiday: Juneteenth
• YWCA - Beyond Juneteenth 

National Information & Resources

• 6 Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth In the Workplace
• Blk Freedom Collective - a combined effort of
  • Cincinnati’s Freedom Center
  • America’s Black Holocaust Museum (Milwaukee)
  • Amistad Research Center of Tulane University (New Orleans)
  • August Wilson African American Cultural Center (Pittsburgh)
  • California African American Museum (Los Angeles)
  • Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (Detroit)
  • Harvey Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture (Charlotte)
  • Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park (Hilton Head Island, SC)
  • National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis)
  • Northwest African American Museum (Seattle) 
• Forbes: Companies Are Using Juneteenth To Show Black Employees That They Matter
• Harvard Business Review: How Your Organization Can Recognize Juneteenth
• History. com - What is Juneteenth? 
• Juneteenth: The History of a New Holiday
• National Archives Safeguards Original ‘Juneteenth’ General Order
• PBS - The African Americans | Many Rivers to Cross - What is Juneteenth?
• Rutger's School of Social Work - Juneteenth Matters
• SHRM - Juneteenth: More Than a Holiday for Some Employers
• The Smithsonian Channel - Storytellers  Explore the Meaning of Juneteenth
• What does the Juneteenth flag mean?
• Why Your Company Should Celebrate Juneteenth

Juneteenth Events

• Community Events around Dayton 
  
  
• Juneteenth Celebration with Welcome House of KY
  
  
• Juneteenth Cincinnati
  Juneteenth Cincinnati began presenting the Juneteenth Festival in 1988. It began in Cincinnati’s Drake Park and in the early years moved to Eden Park at the invitation of the Park Board. The Festival celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865 at the end of the Civil War and the continuing struggle over the ensuing years to achieve the full fruits of freedom. Although the 1988 Festival was not Cincinnati’s first celebration, it has been the only annual event.
  
  
• Celebrate Juneteenth 2022 in Cincy
  • Flag Raising
  • Juneteenth Festival in Eden Park
  • Wade in the Water
  • 2nd Annual Juneteenth Craft Festival
  • Black Family Picnic and Movie in the Park
  • Young Black Genius Block Party
  • Juneteenth at Findlay Market
    
    
• Juneteenth Events around Dayton 
  
  
• Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Juneteenth Celebration