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The History of Juneteenth

2024-06-09 14:00:00 2024-06-09 15:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis The History of Juneteenth June 19th (Juneteenth) celebrates the end of slavery in America. Learn about the history of the federal holiday, cultural traditions, celebrations and the holiday's importance to American culture. Franklin Branch - FRB Community Room (Whole Room)

Sunday, June 09
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-09 14:00:00 2024-06-09 15:00:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis The History of Juneteenth June 19th (Juneteenth) celebrates the end of slavery in America. Learn about the history of the federal holiday, cultural traditions, celebrations and the holiday's importance to American culture. Franklin Branch - FRB Community Room (Whole Room)

Franklin Branch

FRB Community Room (Whole Room)

June 19th (Juneteenth) celebrates the end of slavery in America. Learn about the history of the federal holiday, cultural traditions, celebrations and the holiday's importance to American culture.

About the presenter:
Terri Roberts-Leonard is a diversity, equity and inclusion trainer and educator whose focus is on community service and education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration on Organizational Communication and a minor in African American Studies from the University of Cincinnati. She also holds a Master of Education in Sport Administration from Xavier University and a Master of Arts in School Counseling from Morehead State University. She has held positions in higher education at Franklin College, University of Cincinnati, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Morehead State University, and Ball State University.

Terri currently serves on the Board of Directors for Windrose Health Network and has previously sat on the boards of Resources of Hope and the United Way of Johnson County. She is a part of several other community service based organizations and is a member of the Alpha Sigma Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Terri is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Johnson County. 

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | History/Genealogy | Cultural |

TAGS: | Juneteenth |

Franklin Branch

FRL_Ref@jcplin.org
Phone: (317) 738-2833
Branch manager
Tiffany Wilson

Hours
We're closed Friday July 04 due to Closed for the Independence Day holiday.
Mon, Jun 30 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 01 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 02 9:00AM to 8:00PM
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Fri, Jul 04 Closed
(Closed for the Independence Day holiday.)
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