Join Patrick Henry’s Red Hill and members of the descendant community to honor the life and legacy of Red Hill’s enslaved population and their descendants. Doors open at 10:00 am with an opportunity to speak with partner museums and organizations tabling on the grounds.
Presentations begin at 11:00 am and include an opening ceremony at the Quarter Place Cemetery where 147 African Americans are buried.
Lunch will be provided at 12:30 pm for an additional cost, for which tickets can be purchased HERE in addition to event registration below. Hear research updates and genealogy discoveries from our research staff, and sing and dance with a jazz band.
Presenters
We are excited to welcome vendors, fellow museums, and speakers for this event!
- Speakers & Performers
- Valerie Davis: Storyteller & actor
- Jocelyn Henry-Whitehead: Harpist & singer
- Jackson, Pendergrass, and Townsend: Jazz/pop trio
- Peighton Young: Red Hill’s Historian & Genealogist of African American History
- Cody Youngblood: Red Hill’s Director of Historic Preservation & Collections
- Museum Exhibitors
- James Monroe’s Highland
- Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
- Vendors
- Paparazzi: Jewelry
- Butterfly Momark Krafts: Paper crafters
- DAI: Apparel & jewelry
- NCRTS: Woodwork
Registration
This event is FREE and open to the public. Registration is required and can be completed below.
This event is made possible by generous funding from:
