Black History Now 2020: “Come Freedom Come”
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm - Jan 25, 2020 3:00 pm
Celebrated storyteller and actor from film and stage, Valerie Davis, captures the physical, historical, and spiritual essence of this former enslaved woman, Martha Ann Fields from the Nutshell Plantation in Hanover County. This story of freedom and empowerment is suitable for multi-generational audiences and includes a Q&A with the character Martha Ann Fields.
In its fifth season, the Portsmouth Museums and the Portsmouth Public Libraries Black History Now series commemorates African-American heritage. Black History Now 2020 will include Saturday events of cultural dance, music, plays, military tributes and more as we celebrate Black History from West Africa all the way to today’s change makers.
Black History Now 2020: “Come Freedom Come”
Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm - Jan 25, 2020 3:00 pm
Celebrated storyteller and actor from film and stage, Valerie Davis, captures the physical, historical, and spiritual essence of this former enslaved woman, Martha Ann Fields from the Nutshell Plantation in Hanover County. This story of freedom and empowerment is suitable for multi-generational audiences and includes a Q&A with the character Martha Ann Fields.
In its fifth season, the Portsmouth Museums and the Portsmouth Public Libraries Black History Now series commemorates African-American heritage. Black History Now 2020 will include Saturday events of cultural dance, music, plays, military tributes and more as we celebrate Black History from West Africa all the way to today’s change makers.
Location
Main Branch of the Portsmouth Public Library
601 Court Street
Portsmouth, VA
