Juneteenth Celebration
Meeker St. Pavilion at Lincoln-Roosevelt & Franklin Schools
2022-06-18 13:00:00
2022-06-18 14:00:00
America/New_York
Juneteenth Celebration
Drum. Dance. Lift Every Voice and Sing. Join us as we celebrate Juneteenth. Learn about this federal holiday as we honor the end of slavery in the United States. All are welcome to this free event.
Roxbury Public Library -
Saturday, June 18
1:00pm - 2:00pm
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2022-06-18 13:00:00
2022-06-18 14:00:00
America/New_York
Juneteenth Celebration
Drum. Dance. Lift Every Voice and Sing. Join us as we celebrate Juneteenth. Learn about this federal holiday as we honor the end of slavery in the United States. All are welcome to this free event.
Roxbury Public Library -
Drum. Dance. Lift Every Voice and Sing. Join us as we celebrate Juneteenth. Learn about this federal holiday as we honor the end of slavery in the United States. All are welcome to this free event.
Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day, a day long celebrated as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Liberation Day, Jubilee Day. This day, now a national holiday, honors the end of slavery in the United States.
Join us as we celebrate Juneteenth in Roxbury. All are welcome to this free event on Saturday, June 18th as the Roxbury Library hosts its first Juneteenth Celebration!
- Drum Call, Blessing and Libation
- History and Flag recognition
- African drumming with Kofi Donkor
- Spoken Word [Poetry]
- Song [Lift Every Voice and Sing]
- Crafts * Refreshments * Family Fun
Learn more about Kofi Donkor: https://everhart-museum.org/artwork/maxwell-kofi-donkor/

Learn more about our history presenter, Reverend Dr. Forrest M. Pritchett: https://www.shu.edu/alumni/rev-dr-forrest-m-pritchett.cfm
Park in the Franklin or Lincoln Roosevelt School lots or park in the Roxbury Library back lot and walk through the cemetery to the Outdoor Pavilion (a/k/a Meeker Street Pavilion). Event is rain or shine.
Sponsored by Roxbury Public Library, Common Grounds programming and in partnership with the Roxbury School District’s Inclusivity Committee.
Register online or by calling the Library at (973) 584-2400.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Families | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History | General | Crafts & Making | Arts & Entertainment |
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The Roxbury Township Public Library is a municipal library serving the communities of Succasunna, Ledgewood, Landing, Berkshire Valley, Port Morris, and Kenvil. Residents of the township are eligible to a free library card which enables access to 2.8 million items across the Morris Library Alliance including digital books, museum passes and more.
