Juneteenth Family Festival at Oakland Cemetery

From the venue:

Categories: Juneteenth, Family Festival
We will kick things off with the family programming portion of the festival from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, featuring educational activities to explore African American history at Oakland, programming from Oakland’s Education team, and Kuumba Storytellers.  

At 5:00 PM, we will host author, historian, and preservationist Dr. D L Henderson in the Overlook space in Oakland’s Visitor Center for an insightful conversation on her newest book, Perpetual Segregation: Chronicling the Black Side of Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery.   

Following Dr. Henderson’s talk, we will gather in the Visitor’s Center Plaza for some traditional African music and storytelling, before guests are led on a customized tour of Oakland’s African American Burial Grounds. 

This event will feature:

• Arts & Culture Activities for Kids 
• Storytelling Performance & Workshop 
• Food Vendors 
• Author Talk & Book Signing 
• Live Music