African-American Heritage Festival
- When: Saturday, February 23, 2019, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Charlotte Museum of History 3500 Shamrock Dr, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215.
Join us to celebrate over 250 years of Charlotte’s rich African American history and culture. Explore the African roots of southern foods; tour the Hezekiah Alexander Rock House through the eyes of Bet, one of at least thirteen enslaved people who lived and worked on the property; escape to freedom in the Great Dismal Swamp; learn how to preserve and tell your own family’s stories; and more.
Special Guests Include:
- Traveling Blue
- John Howard of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
- Historic Rosedale Plantation
- Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society
- UNCC Atkins Library
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library University Regional Branch
- Folk Artist Wanda Clark
We are excited to announce "Traveling Blue: Live Music from Latin America to New Orleans," featuring jazz singer Tenya Colemon and Latin American singer Ana Lucia Divins sharing separately and together the songs that stir their souls. Traveling Blue is sponsored by Culture Blocks—a community partnership between ASC, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, and Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation to bring arts and cultural experiences closer to where residents live. Culture Blocks is funded by Mecklenburg County. #CultureBlocks #CultureForAll
Special thanks to the Arts & Science Council for their generous support of this event.
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- Contact Phone: 704-568-1774
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- Category: Family Fun
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