The Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods (A.C.O.R.N.) The National Trust for Historic Preservation and Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church will co-sponsor a conference on Preserving Richmond's African-American Buildings and Landscapes Saturday, September 20, 2003 9 am to 1 pm Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church 14 West Duval Street (in historic Jackson Ward) Richmond, VA The conference panelists include * Dr. Maurice Duke, author and Staff Historian, Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods * Denise Lester, President, Burial Ground Preservation Society of Virginia * Tyler Potterfield, Senior Preservation Planner, City of Richmond * Selden Richardson, Architectural Historian, Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods * Ronald Stallings, real estate developer Reverend John E. Johnson, Jr., Senior Pastor, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, will serve as moderator. Elvatrice Parker Belsches, historian and author of the Black America Series, Richmond, Virginia will give the keynote address. The conference schedule is o 8:30-9:00 am Continental Breakfast o 9:00 am-Noon Panel Discussion o Noon-1:00 pm Lunch and Keynote Address Sixth Mount Zion was the church of Reverend John Jasper, renowned in the 19th century for his sermon "De Sun Do Move." Within the church is a museum with mementos recalling his years (167-1901) as pastor. Advance registration is recommended. A $10 registration fee, which includes breakfast, educational materials, and lunch, is payable at the door. For reservations call Benjamin Ross at (804) 648-7511 or [log in to unmask] Melinda Parker Skinner Development Director Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods 1307-A East Cary Street Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 422-2148 A.C.O.R.N. - Building a mighty city! To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html