African American Museum of Iowa
The African American Museum of Iowa is located in the New Bohemia Cultural District of Cedar Rapids, IA. It houses two exhibits, a beautiful rental hall, and the Nikee Museum Gift Shop.
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Location: NewBo City Market
Time: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
1100 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Date: Saturday, June 15 2024
June 15
11am – 6pm
Festival at NewBo City Market featuring:
DJ Commando
MC Anthony Betters, Jr.
Live Bands
Vendors
Food Trucks
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in America.
After the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, owners in many isolated areas kept word from the people they had enslaved so that they would not flee. On June 19, 1865, some of the last enslaved people in America were freed when the news, at last, reached Confederate Galveston, Texas. Since that day, Juneteenth has been celebrated to honor the African Americans who built this nation.
