August Ball

Enduring Families Project, B.L.A.C.K, Hope Restores, and Black Student Leaders presents:

August Ball Formal Dinner & Dance

August 6th, 2022 6:00 PM
Doors open at 5:30 PM

The Bluffs Ball Room – University of Wisconsin La Crosse
521 East Avenue N
La Crosse, WI 54601

Sponsored by: UWL’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion, Better Together

Tickets are $35. Register Here

The August Ball commemorates August 1, 1887, Emancipation Day celebrating the liberation of enslaved people, first in the Caribbean, and then eventually the end of slavery in this country. This Ball was also celebrated in 1887 by the La Crosse Community.
Join us as we bring back a piece of History!

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