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SUNDAY STORIES:
A Civil War Story Series
1 & 3 pm
With Teaching Artist-in-Residence
Vienna Carroll and Performer
Keith Johnston
Performances 30 minutes.
Music, drama, and discussion.
Be prepared to sing!
The art of Red Grooms and the
history of Westchester are catalysts
for these stories that explore the contributions of African Americans to the Civil War.
The stories are based on the 19th-century African American community in Westchester County,
called The Hills.
October 16 Mr. Lincoln In Peekskill
Members from The Hills’ Methodist-Episcopal Zion Church of Colored
People attend President Lincoln’s Peekskill speech..
October 23 Generals, Gentlemen, and the Draft
Despite draft riots and heated opposition, Simeon Tierce of The Hills
decides to enlist. Following, discussion about conscription and the
Westchester Draft Riots.
November 13 Lady Spies and the Slave Grapevine
A former slave and fugitive from Maryland describes her life as the lady’s
maid of a secret Union sympathizer to her new friends in The Hills.
December 11 Frederick Douglass, Freedman and Abolitionist
This great activist attends an abolitionist meeting at the Methodist-Episcopal
Zion Chuch of Colored People in The Hills.
January 29 United States Colored Troops: Black Sailors and Soldiers
Letters from Sergeant Simeon Tierce of The Hills to his wife.
February 12 Harriet Tubman, Freedom Fighter and Civil War Hero
The Methodist-Episcopal Zion Church of Colored People at The Hills honors
“Moses” Harriet Tubman after the Combahee River Raid.
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