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Rosa Parks Museum’s eighth annual Juneteenth celebration set for June 17

The free event will feature entertainment, local vendors and activities for children, along with free admission to the Rosa Parks Museum.

The free event will feature entertainment, local vendors and activities for children, along with free admission to the Rosa Parks Museum.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will hold its eighth annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 17, featuring live performances throughout the day, local vendors, and free admission to the museum.

The free event will take place in the 200 block of Montgomery Street, which runs in front of the museum, and will run from 11…

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Temperatures soar, but so does excitement for Juneteenth celebration

Visitors to the Rosa Parks Museum's Juneteenth celebration visit a vendor booth on Saturday. Nearly 2,500 people attended the event.

Visitors to the Rosa Parks Museum's Juneteenth celebration visit a vendor booth on Saturday. Nearly 2,500 people attended the event.

Shade, whether from the shadows cast by the surrounding buildings or the large tent that stretched down the middle of Montgomery Street, was in high demand on Saturday as Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum held its seventh annual Juneteenth celebration.

Temperatures soaring into the middle to upper 90s did little to dissuade a crowd that…

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Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum plans Juneteenth celebration for June 18

This year's Juneteenth celebration, set for June 18, will include free admission to the museum, entertainment, local vendors, and a children's area.

This year's Juneteenth celebration, set for June 18, will include free admission to the museum, entertainment, local vendors, and a children's area.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will hold its annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 18, featuring live performances throughout the day, local vendors and free admission to the museum.

The free event will take place in the 200 block of Montgomery Street, which runs in front of the museum, and will run from 11 a.m….

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Federal holiday designation fuels excitement around Museum’s Juneteenth celebration

In spite of heavy rain throughout the day, crowds still came out to celebrate Juneteenth at the Rosa Parks Museum's block party on Saturday.

In spite of heavy rain throughout the day, crowds still came out to celebrate Juneteenth at the Rosa Parks Museum's block party on Saturday.

In spite of steady rain on Saturday, there was an extra sense of excitement among those attending the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum’s Juneteenth Block Party on the Montgomery Campus.

Some of Saturday’s excitement stemmed from the return to an in-person event after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed last year’s commemoration online. Most of the excitement,…

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