The upcoming Juneteenth is a fairly-new date on the U.S. federal holiday calendar, with many Americans still unsure what it is or why it is important.
INDIANAPOLIS — Libraries across the Indianapolis metro area are highlighting what some view as"America's Second Independence Day."
Robinson believes in the effort the Vonnegut library is making to educate people about the origins of the federal Juneteeth holiday.Julia Whitehead founded the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library and is collaborating with many in Indy's Black community, including Robinson, to organize a day for the public to stop by and learn."We come together for lots of things, but this day is a little different because it is a celebration of freedom for Black Americans.
Just blocks from the Vonnegut, at the Indiana State Library on West Ohio Street, near the Indiana State Capitol, you'll find librarian Suzanne Walker in the Indiana Young Readers Center. The State Library also gives visitors access to read the Emancipation Proclamation, the historic U.S. document at the center of Juneteenth.The pages are illustrated with vibrant colors and portraits of slaves. The book zeroes in on their dreams.
The library's"Center for Black Literature and Culture" is hosting about a dozen authors to speak about"African Americans and the Arts" and about the lessons we can learn from Juneteenth.
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