Juneteenth Kansas City Tour
On Monday, June 10, The Diocese of West Missouri will have a Juneteenth Celebration! People are invited to join us for a tour around Kansas City to visit black historical landmarks.
The group will plan to meet at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral at 9 a.m., with the bus scheduled to leave at 9:30 a.m. From there, we will stop by three landmarks. Afterwards, the group will return and have a late lunch in Founder’s Hall. The cost is $15 per person for lunch.
1st Stop: Black Archives of Mid-America
Horace M Peterson III Building
1722 East 17th Terrace Kansas City, MO 64108
![Black Archives](https://diowestmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Black-Archives-768x768.png)
Black Archives of Mid-America. Image from Wikipedia.
2nd Stop: Levi Harrington Historical Marker
1031 Summit Quality Hill
Litany of Lament at the Site of a Lynching
![Levi Harrington Memorial](https://diowestmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Levi-Harrington-Memorial.png)
Levi Harrington Memorial. Image from https://theclio.com/entry/88403.
3rd Stop: Garrison School in Liberty
502 N Water St.
![Garrison School](https://diowestmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Garrison-School.png)
Garrison School in Liberty, Missouri. Image from Wikipedia.
4th Stop: Fairview Cemetery in Liberty
Late lunch back at Founder’s Hall following the tour.
![Garrison School](https://diowestmo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Garrison-School.png)
Garrison School in Liberty, Missouri. Image from Wikipedia.
Other Juneteenth Events
St. Joseph, Missouri will also be hosting a Juneteenth celebration on June 16 and 18 at the St. Joseph museum.
June 16: Juneteenth Picnic | 1 p.m.
Enjoy a picnic with the local community. There will be bounce houses, a petting zoo, pades and dominoes tournament, and live music by the Gospel Choir and Sherri Brown.
June 18: Juneteenth Gala| 5:30 p.m.
Attend a gala in honor of Juneteeth.
For a full list of events, or to learn more, visit stjosephmuseum.org/juneteenth