Wharton SoCal Culture Club: Juneteenth Tribute, Sat 6/29, 10am PDT

Visit to the California African-American Museum

Sat, 06/29/2024, 10 am PDT

Come join the Wharton SoCal Culture Club to celebrate Juneteenth! Although the Emancipation Proclamation announced that enslaved people in the Confederate States under rebellion against the U.S. were free as of January 1, 1863, this recently formalized Federal holiday commemorates the day that a sufficient Union troop force (2,000 Union soldiers) entered Galveston, TX on June 19, 1865, and enforced this executive decree. All Americans and freedom-loving people can celebrate this first important step toward the U.S. becoming a more perfect union.

The California African-American Museum (CAAM) has just reopened as of May 22, 2024 after a flood. Although CAAM has no specific Juneteenth exhibit, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African-American History & Culture offers a digital toolkit to explore more with educational resources for families, teachers, history lovers, and other curious people.

Info About CAAM

Where:  California African-American Museum, 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, CA 90037

When:  Saturday, June 29, 10:00am-12 noon PDT

What:  Tour, socialize, and join us for MBA Collective LACMA Picnic & Concert @ 2:30 pm

Cost:  Members & non-members, free with rsvp. Absolutely NO WALK-INS ALLOWED; rsvp required to attend.

How: Parking in Exposition Park is $15; parking lot entrance at 39^th @ Figueroa Streets (for GPS search). Closest metro is Expo Park/USC. Taking the bus? 2 Bus to Expo Park/USC; exit at Figueroa & State; 460 bus toward Disneyland, exit at 37^th Street & USC; 81 bus toward Harbor Fwy station, exit @ Figueroa & State.

Space is limited to 30 people, so sign up family & friends today! If you cannot make it, please let us know ([email protected]) asap so that we can release your spot to someone else. 

NB:  Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture Digital Toolkit