Freaknik street party, Atlanta, Georgia, United States [1980s-1990s] Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Freaknik Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Freaknik Also known as: Freaknic Written by Frannie Comstock Frannie Comstock is a writer based in Chicago. Frannie Comstock Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Sep 5, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Freaknik, annual street party in Atlanta throughout the 1980s and ’90s that attracted tens of thousands of students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and beyond. Freaknik began as a picnic in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park that was organized in the 1980s by students attending the Atlanta University Center (a consortium of HBCUs in Atlanta, including Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, and, at the time, Morris Brown College). The DC Metro Club—one of the state clubs at AUC, consisting of students from Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia—took the lead in organizing Freaknik as an event for students who ...(100 of 934 words)

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