The Atlanta History Center is known for tapping deep into the roots of Atlanta’s racial and sociological history. The center’s ninth annual Juneteenth celebration on Sunday will continue that tradition, focusing on the Black Atlanta residents forced to flee their homes twice in the first half of the 20th century.
The free-to-public celebration appropriately titled “Planted” is dedicated to the holiday, which commemorates the anniversary of the last group of slaves freed in the United States, and embracing the journey of African Americans through the lens of genealogy and agriculture.
“Those are two really important areas to Black people in this country … and is also reflectable of a lot of the work of what we are doing at the history center,” said Kristian Weatherspoon, vice president of digital storytelling at the Atlanta History Center. “We, over the last two years, have really been intentional about how we have focused all of the activities on campus to focus on education and celebration.”
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