Emancipation Day: Freedom Across the Caribbean
In Partnership with Island SPACE Caribbean Museum
Saturday, August 01
1:00pm - 5:00pm
African American Research Library and Cultural Center
Auditorium, Café, Dianne Bienes Seminar Room # 1, Gallery B, Ellyn F. Walters Conference Room, Harambee Room, Lobby, Michael Bienes Seminar Room #2The program will honor the history, culture, and legacy of freedom observed across Caribbean.
Join the African American Research Library & Cultural Center (AARLCC), in partnership with Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, for a vibrant family-friendly program on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 1–4 PM, celebrating Emancipation Day, which marked the end of enslavement in the English-speaking Caribbean in 1834. The program will honor the history, culture, and legacy of freedom observed across Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, The Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Dominica.
Through storytelling, cultural exploration, and educational activities, this program invites all ages to experience the spirit and significance of emancipation across the region. The event will feature performances by Melo Groove Steel Orchestra, Tallawah Jamaican Folk Revue, Mocko Jumbie Stilt Walkers, and Mecca Grimo. Children's book authors Simone Russell and Djamil Ninsoo will also host story times for youth.
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| Mocko Jumbie Stilt Walkers | |
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| Melo Groove Steel Orchestra | |
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| Tallawah Jamaican Folk Revue | |
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| Mecca Grimo | |
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| Storytime with Djamil Ninsoo | |
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| Storytime with Simone Russell | |


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African American Research Library and Cultural Center
| Mon, Sep 14 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
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| Fri, Sep 18 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
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