On Saturday, June 14, Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery will host its 10th annual Juneteenth celebration, commemorating the June 19 holiday which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States.

In 2021, President Joe Biden signed legislation declaring Juneteenth an official federal holiday, and last month, Gov. Kay Ivey signed HB165 into law, making Juneteenth an annual state holiday in Alabama as well. The holiday specifically honors June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger ordered the emancipation of the remaining enslaved population of Galveston, Texas.

“The Rosa Parks Museum is excited for our tenth annual Juneteenth celebration,” announced Donna Beisel, the museum’s director of operations. “We welcome all to come out and enjoy this time of celebration and com

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