Juneteenth and the Heritage of Hope

Meet Cynthia Villagomez, chair of the African American Heritage Committee for Winston-Salem and Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of History for the Department of History, Politics and Social Justice from Winston-Salem State University. Villagomez will give a presentation about the history of Juneteenth and then facilitate a discussion about finding, documenting, and communicating African American Heritage, specifically in the Hickory, NC area. This event is part of a larger celebration of Juneteenth happening across Catawba County from June 11- June 19.