This Year The Black Mall has partnered ONCE AGAIN with DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center & the CMAC Deltas

This event will be jam packed with music, entertainment, children's village, games, vending, food trucks, art exhibits and its Bring Your Own Grill with registration.

This is not a ticket for entry, this website just makes it easy for vendors to sign up and pay for their vending .

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(VENDOR APPLICANTS MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AT CHECKOUT)

*Vending booths will have a 10x10'. You MUST bring your own table, tent and chairs! Vendors Also Must Obtain Pop Up/Special Event licenses which is included in your vending fee. Look out for a vendors Virtual meeting prior to the event.

Below is a brief history of Juneteenth. 

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance. Later attempts to explain this two and a half year delay in the receipt of this important news have yielded several versions that have been handed down through the years. Often told is the story of a messenger who was murdered on his way to Texas with the news of freedom. Another, is that the news was deliberately withheld by the enslavers to maintain the labor force on the plantations. And still another, is that federal troops actually waited for the slave owners to reap the benefits of one last cotton harvest before going to Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. All of which, or neither of these version could be true. Certainly, for some, President Lincoln's authority over the rebellious states was in question For whatever the reasons, conditions in Texas remained status quo well beyond what was statutory.

*There will be no refunds given for this event.