Presentation by Marietta House Museum and the Prince George’s County Historical Society: Join Dr. William G. Thomas III, author and history professor from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, to discuss his new book, A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War (released in November 2020). Dr. Thomas will describe the Butler family’s journey from bondage at Marietta in Prince George’s County to freedom in Washington, DC in 1831.
For Ages 12+
FEE: $3/Resident; $4/Non-Resident