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Emancipation Day Breakfast

The City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville St., Suite 100, Raleigh

Join us for a hot breakfast while learning about Anna Julia Cooper, an advocate for women’s rights, education, and civil rights. Lecture presented by...

$20

Hike With a Naturalist: New Year, New Hike!

Historic Yates Mill County Park 4620 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh

Join one of our naturalist staff members on a guided hike around the park to see what is going on! Come prepared to hike...

Free

Bottom Rail on Top: Black Civil War Reenactors

Pope House Museum 511 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC

Travel back in time to see United States Colored Troops and allies as they tell stories of real-life Black soldiers and their lives in...

Free

Emancipation Day Trolley: Oberlin Village Tour

Pope House Museum 511 S Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC

Located on the outskirts of Raleigh, Oberlin Village was a vibrant African American community established after the Civil War. Celebrate Emancipation Day by joining...

$4 – $10

Music of Freedom

The City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville St., Suite 100, Raleigh

Join us to for our final event for Emancipation Day: Music of Freedom. Enjoy classical music by the Strings of Color while learning about...

Free