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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Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum named among state’s top museums

The Rosa Parks Museum was ranked as the state's sixth best museum by Stacker.

The Rosa Parks Museum was ranked as the state's sixth best museum by Stacker.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum has been named one of the top museums in the state of Alabama by Stacker, an online newsroom distributing data-driven journalism to the world’s news organizations.

Utilizing Tripadvisor and independent research, Stacker ranked the museum as the sixth best in the state.

Located on the University’s Montgomery Campus on the…

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Artist hopes exhibit stirs thought, communication about current issues and events

V.L. Cox's Watchfires exhibit will be on display in the Rosa Parks Museum's gallery through June 18.

V.L. Cox's Watchfires exhibit will be on display in the Rosa Parks Museum's gallery through June 18.

Artist V.L. Cox believes visual arts provide a platform through which to consider serious issues facing the United States, and she hopes her latest exhibit, “Watchfires,” will prompt viewers to think about and discuss those issues.

A reception was held on Thursday night to celebrate the exhibit, which is currently on display at Troy University’s…

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