History Museum Celebrates Juneteenth and Civic Season June 21

GREENSBORO, NC (June 16, 2025) The Greensboro History Museum will celebrate Juneteenth and Civic Season beginning with a Greensboro Civil Rights Protests Bike Tour at 9 am, Saturday, June 21 at the Greensboro History Museum, 130 Summit Ave. Later in the day, museum visitors can encounter costumed interpreters portraying North Carolina journalists, activists, and public figures from 1-3 pm as part of the Lifted Voices Series.

The Gate City has been home to many important protest actions from the 1937-38 Carolina Theatre boycott organized by Bennett Belles to the 1960 Sit-ins and into the 21st century. The museum’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Bike Tour will visit civil rights protest sites around Downtown Greensboro to explore how people have marched and organized against inequality. This free, guided tour is approximately 5 miles. Check-in and orientation begin at 9 am at the Greensboro History Museum. However, spots are limited, and pre-registration is required. The deadline to register is June 20. This ride is a partnership with Bicycling in Greensboro (BIG) and registration links along with information about reserving a helmet or bike to use on the tour can be found at https://bikegso.org/2025-History-Tour/ 

Civic Season is a time between Juneteenth and July 4 that unites our oldest federal holiday with our newest, mobilizing a movement to understand our past and shape our future. On June 21 from 1-3 pm, costumed interpreters will be stationed throughout the museum as part of Lifted Voices, a free, family-friendly series of living history events that bring to life people and stories from Greensboro’s (and North Carolina’s) past. Guests can take a tour through the museum galleries and the NC Democracy: Eleven Elections exhibition to meet living history actors portraying historic figures including suffragist Gertrude Weil, civil rights attorney J. Kenneth Lee, and Governor William R. Davie, a signer of the U.S. Constitution. Tours leave every 10-15 minutes from the museum lobby.