Juneteenth

Hosted by Overseas Americans Remember (OAR)

On the 19th day of June, 1865, 250,000 slaves in the state

of Texas finally found out they were free!

Emancipation Proclamation

On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln declared that all

enslaved people in Confederate states were free.
June 19 th – 5 to 7 pm AWC Clubhouse Bisschopstraat 5 2596 XH
Listen to stories people want to share, perhaps a song or a poem about freedom.

“Oh Freedom, oh Freedom, oh Freedom over me, Before I’d be a slave, I’d be buried in my grave,.

Come and go with me to this land and be free.”

Everyone is welcome.

We’ll have some snacks, the AWC bar will be open and you can BYOB.

WHEN

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 05:00 PM Amsterdam Time

WHERE

American Women's Club of the Hague - CLubhouse
Bisschopstraat 5
The Hague 2596XH
Netherlands
Google map and directions

CONTACT

Roberta Enschede
[email protected]