Saturday, September 16, 2023 | 12-9:30 PM

Music. Dance. Dialogue.

Join The Department of Parks and Recreation and the Slave Dwelling Project for the annual Echoes of the Enslaved. This year’s program will feature a day of conversations and provocations centered around the legacies of slavery, with an emphasis on freedom, resistance, and the right to vote.

Tuesday, September 12, 7 pm

Virtual Book Discussion

Join our partner Joe McGill and his co-author Herb Frazier in a virtual discussion about their new book, “Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery”. Hosted by the PGC Memorial Library System.

Saturday, September 16, 2023, 12-9:30 PM

12 noon-4 pm: Block Party

Celebrate Black resistance and resilience with live music, African-inspired artists, and local organizations. Book signing with Joe McGill and Herb Frazier for Sleeping with the Ancestors.
Enjoy tours of the museum at 1 pm and 3 pm!

4-5:30 pm: Conversation Provocation

Reckon with the legacies of slavery and explore the fight for enfranchisement with several activists and scholars. Audience participation encouraged.

5:30-7:30 pm: Food for Thought

Gather to break bread, reflect, and make meaningful connections. A final tour of the museum will occur at 7 pm.

8-9:30 pm: Fireside Chats

Gather around the bonfire to continue the discussion of slavery and its impact on our modern world.

October & November 2023

The Surratt House and the Archaeology Office invite you to preserve our local heritage in two, 3-week hands-on workshops. Artifacts recovered over 40 years ago need to be properly stored and analyzed. Prior experience not necessary.
Registration forthcoming.