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2024-06-13 11:00:00 2024-06-13 12:00:00 America/New_York Community | Norcross Connect: Juneteenth & the Ndebele Tribe Socialize with your community while learning a new skill. Norcross Branch -

Thursday, June 13
11:00am - 12:00pm

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Socialize with your community while learning a new skill.

Socialize with members of your Norcross community while learning a new skill. This month we will learn about Juneteenth, the Ndebele Tribe paintings, and how they relate to the communications on past slave ships. Presented by the Norcross Staff.

AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Community |

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