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Special Event
Event
Finding Julia: Centering Black Women in Antebellum History
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, February 25, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Talk
Virtual/Digital
Description
Finding Julia: Centering Black Women in Antebellum History
Join Rangers from Martin Van Buren National Historic Site to discuss the life of Julia Chinn, a remarkable Black woman who was the enslaved wife of Van Buren's Vice President Richard Mentor Johnson. Her story was suppressed and nearly forgotten until scholar Amrita Chakrabarti Myers embarked on a decade-long search for the truth.
You can join the free conversation in person at the Kinderhook Library on Sunday, February 25th at 2pm by emailing e-mail us.
To attend virtually via Zoom, register for free at https://columbiacountylibraries.org/programs/upcoming-programs/
More information
Reservation or Registration: No
You can join the free conversation in person at the Kinderhook Library on Sunday, February 25th at 2pm by emailing mava_info@nps.gov. To attend virtually via Zoom, register for free at https://columbiacountylibraries.org/programs/upcoming-programs/
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