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Black Cultural Institutions Join Together For 'Juneteenth' Movie Exploring History, Song

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Ten Black cultural centers and museums are releasing their collaborative movie "Juneteenth" on Tuesday. The online production looks at Black history and song through the eyes of museums and anthropologists from around the country.

Streaming audiences will learn about Ohio's Little Africa, about the Gullah culture, about the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and more through the hour-long presentation created by BlkFreedom.org.

Among the participating museums is Cincinnati's National Underground Freedom Railroad Center, where host Robin Young checks in with Asia Harris. Young also speaks with Tiffany Cooper of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, which coordinated with the museum on the film.

Click here to watch the movie when it premieres. 

The largest artifact at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is an authentic slave pen. Visitors listen to Carl B. Westmoreland, the senior historian and curator of the slave pen, tell the story of this significant artifact. (National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati)
The largest artifact at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is an authentic slave pen. Visitors listen to Carl B. Westmoreland, the senior historian and curator of the slave pen, tell the story of this significant artifact. (National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati)
The slave pen at its original site. (National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati)
The slave pen at its original site. (National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati)
In the largest and most traditional exhibit space, visitors of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center explore the Middle Passage, the institution of slavery, the rise of abolitionism and Underground Railroad, and the Civil War. (National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati)
In the largest and most traditional exhibit space, visitors of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center explore the Middle Passage, the institution of slavery, the rise of abolitionism and Underground Railroad, and the Civil War. (National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati)

This segment aired on June 15, 2021.

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