Kwame Lillard was a Nashville Civil Rights Leader and Freedom Rider who started the African American Cultural Alliance in 1983 because he wanted a place to promote the positive aspects of African culture through music, history, poetry, food, and dance. The organization will host Juneteenth615 at Centennial Park this Friday (June 19) the same place where Lillard and Matthew Walker integrated the pools in 1961.

The free, family-friendly event featuring food trucks, music, ultimate kids zone, Nashville Predators will bring their game truck and have activities for kids, and Nashville SC will have a watch party for the FIFA World Cup match between USA versus Australia. 

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