Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Hulu series host Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at Juneteenth event

WHAT:       The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies, in partnership with Juneteenth Inc. and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, will host a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, host and executive producer of the Hulu docuseries “The 1619 Project,” as part of its Juneteenth Lecture Series.
 
WHEN:       6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17

WHERE:    Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum,
212 N. Sixth St., Springfield
 
DETAILS: The event, titled “Free-ish: Juneteenth and the Long Legacy of 1619—a conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones,” will explore the enduring legacy of slavery in America and examine commonly held myths about freedom and the ongoing struggle for racial justice and equity.
 
Hannah-Jones is the creator of “The 1619 Project” and has spent her career investigating racial inequality and injustice. Her work has earned her the MacArthur Fellowship “Genius Grant,” a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards and three National Magazine Awards.
 
The Hulu docuseries “The 1619 Project” won the 2024 Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series.
 
The event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required. Tickets are available at go.uis.edu/Juneteenth.