Juneteenth at Homewood: Juneteenth and the Liberation Arts

Description

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences is sponsoring a live webcast from the Homewood Museum hosted by the Billie Holiday Project for Liberation Arts.

Experience dramatic performances based on the writings of Frederick Douglass, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and other Black Baltimoreans who were at the forefront of the 19th-century abolitionist movement. Hear original poetry and storytelling, traditional West African drumming, and a musical blues elegy honoring the "freedom dreams" of the enslaved. Remember the roots of Juneteenth and learn what staff and faculty are doing to advance Black freedom today.