Lincoln Center Theater honors and celebrates the holiday of Juneteenth commemorating when the enslaved people in Galveston, Texas finally received word of their emancipation on June 19, 1865, more than two years after Lincoln's proclamation.
Here are some resources to learn more about this important American holiday:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/subjects/social-studies/juneteenth
