Kids make a Juneteenth Bracelet and have a Joe Frogger Cookie
Juneteenth bracelets and Joe Froggers
Commemorate Juneteenth by making a beaded bracelet and enjoy a Joe Frogger cookie!
The beads we will use are red, green and black. Red, to represent the blood of those who fought for freedom. Green to represent the land of prosperity in Africa. And Black for the people of Africa.
Joe Froggers are named for Joseph Brown (1750-1834), the keeper of Black Joe's Tavern in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The cookies were invented by Brown's wife, Lucretia Thomas Brown (1772-1857), who worked at the tavern.
Joseph Brown was a freed former slave, born to an African-American mother and a Wampanoag father. He was freed as a reward for his military service in the American Revolutionary War.
Lucretia Brown, nicknamed "Aunt 'Crese," was the daughter of two former slaves of Captain Samuel Tucker. In 1795, Joseph and Lucretia Brown owned a tavern in Marblehead, next to a mill pond.
These cookies have made such a mark on African American culinary history that Joe Froggers are served in the café of the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C.
All are welcome, and no pre-registration is necessary. FREE! Projects are geared to kids ages 8 and up, or ages 6 and up with an adult helper. A reminder that only kids in grades 5 and up can come to the library without a grown-up. Kids in grades 4 and younger need to come with an adult.
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