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Children of the Promised Land

Date and Time: August 24, 2019, 5:30 PM CT

Location: Lucas City Park, Parkview Street, Lucas
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Presented by Angela Bates

Nicodemus, a small, unincorporated town in Graham County, is the only remaining western town established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War. Today the town is a National Historic Site. This pictorial history explores the unique experience of mothers and their children in Nicodemus, some of whom were the first members of their families born free. This discussion will explore the dynamics of child-rearing during and after slavery, stories of children conceived in slavery but born free, and how baby names were changed or used to reflect attitudes about free-born children.

Sponsored by: Lucas Public Library

For more information about this event, please contact:
Lynn Schneider
(785) 525-6236
http://www.ckls.org/members/Lucas/LucasLibrary.html

 

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