Event | Special Events June Family Day: Honoring Juneteenth
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, June 21, 2025
10:30 am - 03:30 pm EDT
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Where: Thomas Jefferson Building - Great Hall - 2nd Floor (LJ200-E)
10 1st Street SE, Washington, DC 20540
Part of Family Day
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Commemorate Juneteenth with a program celebrating the themes of family and home. Family-friendly activities focus on quilting in African American culture. Create a fabric quilt square, hear local quilt artist Sandra Smith talk about her work and inspiration and explore quilt-related materials from the American Folklife Center. Collections displays provide historical context.
Join bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes to hear about her new middle grade novel, "Will's Race for Home," a thrilling 1889 adventure story about a boy and his father who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush.
Programming Schedule:
11:30 a.m.: Discuss quilting with Sandra Smith
2 p.m.: Author talk with Jewell Parker Rhodes
Programming will be held in LJ119.