Black History Now 2020: “Let My People Go”
Feb 8, 2020 12:00 pm - Feb 8, 2020 1:30 pm
“Let My People Go: Moses Grandy’s Financial Fight for Freedom”
Eric Sheperd of Diversity Restoration Solutions will take visitors on a video and photographic journey from West Africa to the Dismal Swamp Canal to tell the story of how his ancestor, Moses Grandy, used industry and thrift to purchase his freedom from slavery in the early 1800s.
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: “Let My People Go”
Feb 8, 2020 12:00 pm - Feb 8, 2020 1:30 pm
“Let My People Go: Moses Grandy’s Financial Fight for Freedom”
Eric Sheperd of Diversity Restoration Solutions will take visitors on a video and photographic journey from West Africa to the Dismal Swamp Canal to tell the story of how his ancestor, Moses Grandy, used industry and thrift to purchase his freedom from slavery in the early 1800s.
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
Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center
400 High Street
Portsmouth , VA
