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Free Juneteenth Festival

June 7 - June 9

Connecticut Landmarks Hempsted Houses New London CT

Join Connecticut Landmarks for their Free Juneteenth Festival at the Hempsted Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT!

June 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Presentation

Join Living Historians Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project and Tammy Denease of Hidden Women Productions as they commemorate Juneteenth in this special virtual presentation. Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, announced in 1865 by Union Soldiers in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and the enslaved were now free.

June 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Campfire Conversation

Gather around the campfire for a community conversation on the grounds of the Hempsted Houses to commemorate historic and present-day struggles toward freedom and hear more about the work of Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project.

June 7 @ 7:30 pm – June 8 @ 7:30 am Sleepover at the New London County Historical Society Shaw Mansion  SOLD OUT

Shaw Mansion 11 Blinman Street, New London

Join Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project as well as staff from the Hempsted Houses and the Shaw Mansion as we continue the conversation around the truthful narrative of American history and the legacies of slavery.

Community Celebration 

Join Connecticut Landmarks for a Juneteenth celebration with the City of New London, highlighting the African American history of the Hempsted Houses and the surrounding New London neighborhood, with partners.

Juneteenth Festival | Sunday Services
Reflect in community with neighbors under the tent on our historic property.

Details

Start:
June 7
End:
June 9
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Website:
https://ctlandmarks.org/events/

Venue

Hempsted Houses
11 Hempstead Street
New London, CT 06320 United States + Google Map
Phone
(860) 443-7949

Other

Place
In-Person

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