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Commemoration of the first landing of enslaved Africans in English-occupied America to be held in Lincoln Park!
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.890060, -76.989940
Lincoln Park is located near 13th and East Capitol Streets, N.E.
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Come to Lincoln Park and be part of a nationide commemoration honoring and remembering the enslaved Africans brought to Point Comfort (Fort Monroe National Monument) Virginia in 1619. Here, at one of the iconic Civil Rights memorials in the nation, 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, and the commemorative bell-ringing at 3:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. "Music Tells the Story" - A violin concert by D.C. Strings will draw from melodies that embrace the four centuries of African Americans in America.
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. "Monuments to Freedom" The stories of education, freedom, and African American history are interwoven at Lincoln Park. Explore the lives of four people who shaped Lincoln Park: Archer Alexander, Frederick Douglass, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Hilyard Robinson on a special Ranger-led tour! Following the program, visitors will be able to express their thoughts on what freedom means to them.
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