Saturday, September 16, 2023, 12-9:30 PM
Music. Dance. Dialogue.
Join The Department of Parks and Recreation and the Slave Dwelling Project for the annual Echoes of the Enslaved. This year’s program will feature a day of conversations and provocations centered around the legacies of slavery, with an emphasis on freedom, resistance, and the right to vote.
Tuesday, September 12, 7 pm
Join our partner Joe McGill and his co-author Herb Frazier in a virtual discussion about their new book, “Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery”—hosted by the PGC Memorial Library System.
Saturday, September 16, 2023, 12-9:30 PM
12 NOON-4 PM: BLOCK PARTY
Celebrate Black resistance and resilience with live music, African-inspired artists, and local organizations. Book signing with Joe McGill and Herb Frazier for Sleeping with the Ancestors.
Enjoy tours of the museum at 1 pm and 3 pm!
4-5:30 PM: CONVERSATION PROVOCATION
Reckon with the legacies of slavery and explore the fight for enfranchisement with several activists and scholars. Audience participation is encouraged.
5:30-7:30 PM: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Gather to break bread, reflect, and make meaningful connections. A final tour of the museum will occur at 7 pm.
8-9:30 PM: FIRESIDE CHATS
Gather around the bonfire to continue the discussion of slavery and its impact on our modern world.