Though Juneteenth is a relatively new federal holiday, there are already many events taking place around the Triad to celebrate the day, including at the Greensboro History Museum.
The museum in downtown Greensboro will celebrate Juneteenth and civic season with a Green Book Bike Tour starting at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Afterwards, museum visitors can meet costumed interpreters playing North Carolina journalists, activists and notable people as part of the Lifted Voices series from 1 to 3 p.m.
The Greensboro History Museum is located at 130 Summit Ave.
While “Civic Season” is less well-known than Juneteenth, it refers to the period from Juneteenth to the Fourth of July, linking the oldest federal holiday with the newest. Civic Season aims to inspire a movement to “understand the past and shape the future.”
Many Americans are familiar with Green Book thanks to the popular 2018 film of the same name.
City promotional materials say this about the book and the upcoming celebration on June 22: “Between 1936 and 1966, the Green Book for Negro Motorists provided African-American travelers with a guide to safe locations throughout the United States, including more than a dozen locations in Greensboro. Those interested in learning more about this history can hop on a bike and explore historic sites in the Gate City and sites now featured in the Green Book, such as Historic Magnolia House. This free, family-friendly guided bike tour is approximately three miles. Tours depart from the Greensboro History Museum at 10:30 a.m. and registration is required. The tour is a partnership with Bicycling in Greensboro (BIG). Registration links and information about reserving helmets and bikes for the tour are available at:[次のWebサイト]It is located at the following website. [thefollowingwebsite”
https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/19592/bikegso.org/2024-History-Tour
On the day, costumed interpreters will be present in the museum galleries and there will also be activities for children.
Lifted Voices is a free, family-friendly history event series that brings to life the people and stories of Greensboro’s (and North Carolina’s) past.
Visitors strolling through the History Museum can view galleries and the exhibit, “NC Democracy: 11 Elections.”
In doing so, they will encounter living historical actors playing such characters as freeman and 1868 Convention delegate Wilson Carey, civil rights activist Pauli Murray, historian and opponent of women’s suffrage Mary Hilliard Hinton, and Judge Eletta Alexander Ralston.
Children in kindergarten through third grade and their families can also have fun learning about judge and author Albion Touget by participating in a free newspaper activity at Little Lions on Saturday from noon.
