Connections Through Art

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

Appomattox Regional Library- Hopewell Branch, 209 E Cawson St, Hopewell, VA 23860

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Time:

2:00 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Talk

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Description

African American influence has been paramount in arts and forms of cultural expression. 

Join a Park Ranger from Petersburg National Battlefield for a special Black History Month program at Hopewell Library, on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 2:00 pm. Learn how David and Elizabeth Bowser used their artistic skills as a part of their activism. Discover how their art supported the United States Colored Troops. Explore how mastery of skills helped improve African American lives and their communities.

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Reservation or Registration: No

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Contact Information

Kaitlyn Dodge

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What is creativity and what is its importance for a individual or culture?
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