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Tyler D. Parry, an associate professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at UNLV, will share the history of the Juneteenth holiday and its broader importance within the United States.
Using images and historical documentation, he examines its origins within Galveston, Texas, an island city on the Gulf Coast, and how the celebration eventually came to other locations like Las Vegas, Nevada through the “Great Migration,” the movement of Black Americans from the U.S. South from 1910-1970.
Free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited. For more information, please call 702.507.3459.
Co-sponsored by UNLV's Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations |
| Mon, Dec 16 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Dec 17 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Dec 18 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Dec 19 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Dec 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Dec 21 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Dec 22 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Originally opening in 1966 as a three-room library within the Airport Annex building, the Clark County Library moved in 1967 to a storefront. In 1971, the library moved again to its current location using deeded land from the County and with money awarded by the Max C. Fleishman Foundation. The building went on to have two remodels: one completed in 1986, and the second completed in 1994, which resulted in the three-story, 120,000-square-foot building it is today. This redesign notably included a 399-seat theater and an 80-seat black box theater/dance studio. The Library District also added the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, which provides a place for teens to explore and master new technologies and digital skills.
