Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Commemoration of the first landing of enslaved Africans in English-occupied America
Join the National Park Service staff and members of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History at the Carter G. Woodson Home 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 Woodson Home, visitors will have the opportunity to actively participate in the commemoration through a special violin 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. Visitors gather in front of the Woodson Home.
2:40 p.m. Violinist to play a selection of Negro spirituals on the front porch of the Woodson Home.
3:00 p.m. Healing Day Bell Ringing Ceremony - This ceremony will last four minutes, honoring 400 years of African American history and culture.
3:05 p.m. Facilitated dialogue in which visitors can discuss their thoughts on "How has education shaped who you are?"
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This event is free to attend.
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Brittany Omoleye-Hall
(202) 426-5961
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