The Town of Cary is celebrating Juneteenth from June 17th to 19th, 2022. During those days, the Cary Arts Center will be lit in red, yellow and green to honor the heritage and meaning of the day.
Learn about more Juneteenth celebrations around the Triangle!
In addition, there will be two Juneteenth events on Sunday, June 19th, 2022:
Celebrate Freedom
Sunday, June 19th, 2022
3 to 4:30 p.m.
Old Library site
310 S Academy Street, Cary, NC
Free
- 3 p.m.: Procession led by Wesley Williams and SUAH with performance
- 3:20 p.m.: Welcome, Libation, and Proclamation
- 3:30 p.m.: Connie Lea and MoJazz
- 3:50 p.m.: Thomasi McDonald and Company – NC Freedom Story of Harriett Ann Jacobs
- 4:10 p.m.: Nicole Thomas – Freedom Dance Interpretation
- 4:25 p.m.: Blue Steel Drumline
Food Vending will be provided by Corner Boys BBQ and Jay’s Italian Ice.
The Fire of Freedom performed by Mike Wiley
Sunday, June 19th, 2022
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Avenue, Cary, NC
$10
Abraham H. Galloway (1837-1870) was a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who rose out of bondage to become one of the most significant and stirring black leaders in the South during the Civil War. Throughout his brief, mercurial life, Galloway fought against slavery and injustice. He risked his life behind enemy lines, recruited black soldiers for the North, and fought racism in the Union army’s ranks. He also stood at the forefront of an African American political movement, even leading a historic delegation of black southerners to the White House to meet with President Lincoln and to demand the full rights of citizenship. He later became one of the first black men elected to the North Carolina legislature. Long hidden from history, Galloway’s story reveals a war unfamiliar to most of us. This riveting portrait, adapted by playwright Howard Craft from the book by Dr. David Cecelski, illuminates Galloway’s life and deepens our insight into the Civil War and Reconstruction as experienced by African Americans in the South.
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More Juneteenth Events in the Triangle
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