Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration - A Tribute to the Ancestors, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans

Name: Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration - A Tribute to the Ancestors, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans
Start: 2024-06-09T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-09T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Manchester Dock and Slave Trail

Schedule

Sun Jun 09 2024 at 02:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Manchester Dock and Slave Trail | Richmond, VA

Elegba Folklore Society
Presents
Juneteenth 2024, A Freedom Celebration
Featuring the
Black Book Expo
June 7 - 9
Juneteenth 2024, A Freedom Celebration featuring the Black Book Expo will happen on Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9 as we are, thematically, Dancing with the Ancestors.
Join Elegba Folklore Society at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on June 7 - 8, at 5p on June 7 and at 2p on June 8, for a vast display of literature featuring topics including black history, social justice, science, health, African Diasporic culture, African spirituality, personal development, novels and children’s books. Short talks by independent authors and book signings, a keynote speaker, live performances plus the Freedom Market filled with unique finds, tasty food and beverages and highlighting the Get Woke Youth Summit compliment this conscious literary festival in observance of Juneteenth.
The observance continues on Sunday, June 9 beginning at 2p at the Manchester Dock with A Tribute to the Ancestors, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans. An evolutionary, experiential and visceral walk along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, attendees are invited to immerse themselves in past occurrences that impact our perspectives today. From the African arrival point at the Dock to Shockoe Bottom and the sites of holding pens, jails, blocks and African burial ground, interpreters will interweave the narratives of enslaved Africans with the historical record. Participants will have the chance to ponder the impact of enslavement on the enslaved as shared in their own words and from their own view. This program includes riverside meditative community rituals for Ancestral homage.