Juneteenth 2024 Events in New Jersey
Find a Juneteenth event happening near you throughout the month of June.
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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
William Trent House Museum 15 Market Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesThe Trent House presents an outdoor reading of one of Frederick Douglass’ most famous speeches, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” during Trenton’s Liberty Week.
Free
Annual Community Reading “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Virtual EventCommunity members read an amended version of Frederick Douglass' influential speech, given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society.
Free
Jim Crow in New Jersey
Grounds for Sculpture 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, NJ, United StatesJim Crow era policies, regulations and practices supporting segregation and discrimination in the Garden State
$75.00
Anti-Oppression Backlash
Hilton Garden Inn Westhampton, NJ, United StatesThis Summer Institute will focus on how anti-oppression practitioners can remain resilient.
$450.00
2024 JOINT EFFORT JACKSON NEIGHBORHOOD PRINCETON SAFE STREETS SUMMER PROGRAM
The annual program will include social, athletic, and cultural events; the presentation of numerous awards; and three discussions with community leaders on hot topics facing Princeton.
Free
Continuing Conversations on Race and White Privilege: Partners in Faith–A Journey towards Reconciliation
Princeton Public Library 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesLearn about the work of the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian and Nassau Presbyterian Churches to reconcile their histories and find a path forward, together.
Free
Three Sisters Gardening
Discovery Center at Point Breeze 101 Park Street, Bordentown, NJ, United StatesDemonstration of indigenous gardening method.
Free
Black August
Mercer County Community College James Kerney campus 102 North Broad Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesIn commemoration of Black August, Angela Dodson will speak about her edited book, We Refuse to Be Silent: Women’s Voices on Justice for Black Men.
Free
Lenape Storytelling
Discovery Center at Point Breeze 101 Park Street, Bordentown, NJ, United StatesTraditional stories told by Chief Bluejay
Free
Mississippi to Atlantic City: Freedom Summer’s Mark on America
Stockton University Atlantic City campus 3711 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ, United StatesPanel discussion commemorating the 60th anniversary of the iconic events that transpired at the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City.
Free
Drag Queen Story Hour Unstoppable
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice 12 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesDrag Queen in Residence Harmonica Sunbeam presents a powerful Drag Queen Story Hour to Celebrate & Commemorate the Anniversary of the March on Washington.
Free