The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will host a lecture honoring Juneteenth on June 17 in the Horace Williams House at 610 E. Franklin St.
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Preservation Society director Ernest Dollar will discuss the end of slavery in Orange County and profile slaves who in 1865 were freed.
Recent historical projects exploring the historically African-American neighborhoods of Northside and Rogers Road in Chapel Hill provided the inspiration for the talk. There will also be a showing of the 1939 H. Lee Waters film shot in Chapel Hill’s black community.
The lecture starts at noon and a $5 donation is suggested. For more information, contact the Preservation Society at 942-7818 or chpreservation@mindspring.com