Special Event

Event

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site Commemoration of the first landing of enslaved Africans in English-occupied America

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

Fee:

Free.

Dates & Times

Date:

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Time:

2:30 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Guided Tour
Performance
Talk

Description

Join the National Park Service staff at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site as part of a nationwide commemoration honoring and remembering the enslaved Africans brought to Point Comfort (Fort Monroe National Monument) Virginia in 1619. At the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, visitors will have the opportunity to actively participate in the commemoration through a special piano concert by D.C. Strings Workshop, a Ranger-led tour of the home, and the commemorative bell-ringing at 3:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m. - Ranger-led tour of the first floor of the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site.

2:40 p.m. - Piano concert in the Parlor. Works will be reflective of the types of music played in the Council House during public functions during the 1940s and early 50s.

3:00 p.m. - Healing Day Bell Ringing Ceremony - This ceremony will last four minutes, honoring 400 years of African American history and culture.

3:04 p.m. - House tour and opportunity for visitors to share their reflections of who their heroes are in their community.


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Contact Information

Erica Martin
(202) 673-2402
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