Juneteenth Celebration with African Storyteller Toni Simmons at Clara B. Mounce Library
- Admission: Free
Toni Simmons is an award-winning, engaging storyteller on the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster. Free tickets are available starting 30 minutes before the performance, on a first come first serve basis. For more information, email Mounce Library or call (979) 209-5600. Learn more about Toni Simmons here.
About Juneteenth
Also known as the Second Independence Day, Juneteenth honors the date June 19, 1865, when the last community of enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas received word from General Gordon Granger that they were free.