Venue
The Bluffs Ballroom
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 521 East Avenue N
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
Organizer
Enduring Families Project, B.L.A.C.K., Hope Restores, and Black Student Leaders
(608) 881-6418
laxjuneteenth@gmail.com
Event Details
Enduring Families Project, B.L.A.C.K., Hope Restores, and Black Student Leaders Present: 2023 August Ball – Formal Dinner and Dance
The August Ball commemorates the 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.