All Juneteenth programs are pre-recorded and will be available On-Demand beginning June 14 at noon ET.
We encourage you to celebrate with us on June 19 with a virtual watch party including enhanced social media @nmaahc
About the Program A panel of scholars will explore the origins of Juneteenth discuss the historical and current political significance of the holiday. Panelists: Annette Gordon-Reed, Carl M. Loeb University Professor of History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University; Jelani Cobb, Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University; and Imani Perry, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. Kevin Young, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, will moderate.
This program is generously supported by Ford Motor Company. |