North Central Kansas near Salina.


On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, wrote:

> Shirley where do you live in Kansas I have a neice just moved there? Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shirley <[log in to unmask] <javascript:;>>
> To: VA-ROOTS <[log in to unmask] <javascript:;>>
> Sent: Tue, Apr 17, 2012 2:47 pm
> Subject: Re: Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom Project
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> Hello...Will any of these forums be available online?  I am a Richmond VA
> ative living in Kansas and I would love to hear the forum..Unfortunately,
>  cannot attend, of course.
> Thank you.
> Shirley Cox Schroeder
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Remembering Slavery, Resistance and
> reedom Project <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hello,
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>  January 1, 2013 will be the 150th Anniversary of the issuing of the
>  Emancipation Proclamation. The Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and
> Freedom
>  Project, a partnership of the Virginia General Assembly Martin Luther
> King,
>  Jr. Memorial Commission, the College of William & Mary, and the Virginia
>  Foundation for the Humanities, aims to identify regionally-appropriate
> ways
>  of commemorating this Sesquicentennial. These commemorations will honor
> the
>  rich and complex lives, contributions, and sacrifices of enslaved and free
>  Africans and African Americans, and will be designed to attract a broad
>  audience of Virginians and visitors to the Commonwealth.  We seek to
>  highlight cemeteries of enslaved persons, buildings they constructed, and
>  stories of resistance.  For more information on the Project, please visit
>  our Facebook page: (http://www.facebook.com/rsrfp
>  ) and our website (http://wmpeople.wm.edu/site/page/remembering).
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>  Regional public forums are being held throughout Virginia to learn how
>  communities wants to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation
>  Proclamation.  While the Project will learn from and be informed by all
>  Virginia residents who participate in the meetings, we are committed to a
>  community-engaged, descendant community-led model.  We will foreground the
>  themes, stories and programs identified by the African descended community
>  to commemorate their ancestors’ emancipation.
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>  Flyers for the meetings are available on our website, please share!  Our
>  upcoming meetings include:
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>  Public forum for the Coastal region
>  When: Saturday, April 21
>  Time: 10 AM - 12 NOON
>  Where: The Newsome House
>  2803 Oak Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607
>  RSVP/Contact: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or
>  757-221-7889<tel:757-221-7889>
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>  Public forum #1 for the Central region
>  When: Sunday, April 22
>  Time: 3 PM - 5PM
>  Where: Valentine Richmond History Center
>  1015 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219
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>  Public forum #2 for the Central region
>  When: Sunday, April 29
>  Time: 3 PM - 5 PM
>  Where: The Elegba Folklore Society
>  101 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219
>  RSVP/Contact: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or (804) 814
>  8350<tel:%28804%29%20814%208350>
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>  Public forum #2 for the Northern region
>  When: Saturday, May 5
>  Time: 10 AM – 12 Noon
>  Where: The Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County
>  4243 Loudoun Avenue
>  The Plains, Virginia 20198
>  RSVP/ Contact: Karen Hughes White (540) 253-7488<tel:%28540%29%20253-7488>
>  or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:
>  [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
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>  We invite members of the listserv to attend a meeting in your region and
>  to forward the meeting information to people who may be interested.
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>  If you cannot attend a meeting, please contact us with any opinions
>  regarding important cemeteries and sites that should be commemorated, or
>  any themes you might consider important.  Additionally, we would be happy
>  to work with groups like historical societies, museums, and educational
> and
>  religious organizations host a public meeting, if they are so interested.
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>  Sincerely,
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>  Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom Project
>  Dr. Michael Blakey, Director
>  Autumn Barrett, Assistant Director
>  Shea Winsett, Project Manager
>  Ashley Atkins, Project Research Coordttp://
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