Juneteenth Dinner postponed to Friday, August 5.

Tickets purchased for the June 17 event are valid for the August 5 date. The postponement is due to the author testing positive for COVID on June 15.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Please join the City of Smyrna for a Juneteenth celebratory dinner with Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman. The Juneteenth Dinner will be held Friday, June 17, at 5:30 p.m. at Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, in downtown Smyrna.

Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness have inspired generations in the struggle for civil rights. National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s biography presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, and photos that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before.
 
Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University and the National Director of the Association of Black Women Historians. She holds a MA and PhD from Columbia University and is a historian of the African American experience, specializing in the stories of black women. The focus of her research has made her a “go-to” consultant for historical projects such as the recent “Gilded Age” television series on HBO.
 
The Juneteenth Dinner includes dinner, a presentation by Dr. Dunbar, and a book signing. Book sales will be available on site, courtesy of Bookmiser. Dinner will be catered by Jim ‘N Nicks Bar-B-Q. 100% of proceeds will benefit Campbell Middle School and Griffin Middle School Foundations.

Tickets for the Juneteenth Dinner are $15 each. To purchase, please visit the Parks and Recreation events catalog.  - SOLD OUT