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Public Discussion
Saturday, June 18 | 9:30 am | Monticello's West Lawn
Join Monticello for a special Juneteenth event at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello: "Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future."
Part of a two-day event to honor Monticello's Getting Word community and the rededication of the Burial Ground for Enslaved People, this public program will highlight the importance of descendant voices in the telling of American history—voices that have often been marginalized or left out completely.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Unable to attend in person? Watch on our Facebook page, website, or YouTube channel.
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Washington Park
Washington Park has been important in the lives of Charlottesville’s African-American community for almost a century. Located off Preston Avenue, the Park sits on land originally part of Rose Hill plantation and later became part of the city’s dumping grounds. In 1926 Paul Goodloe McIntire bought 9 acres of this land to establish what was then termed a “Colored Park.” In just a few years, the Black community transformed the land into a vibrant neighborhood recreation center. It remained the only city park for African-Americans for the next 40 years. Since 1989 the African-American Cultural Arts Festival has been held there during the last weekend in July, sponsored by Chihamba.
To learn more, click HERE and HERE.
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Swords Into Plowshares Community Survey
In December, the Charlottesville City Council voted to give the city’s recently-removed statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC). [Read the news release.] The JSAAHC plans to melt down the monument to transform its bronze material into a work of public art. The public art project, called “Swords Into Plowshares,” will be informed by a community engagement process. Charlottesville area residents are invited to take this anonymous SURVEY.
If you belong to a group that would be interested in discussing this project further, send a message to swordsintoplowsharescville@gmail.com with your group’s name and contact information.
Charlottesville Civil Rights Tour
June 16-26, 2022
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The Ridley
Black-Owned Experiential Southern Cuisine & Crafted Cocktails
The Ridley offers upscale-casual dining featuring southern-inspired favorites, excellent steaks, fresh seafood, and so much more. The Ridley is open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and also features a fabulous weekend brunch.
The restaurant’s name pays homage to Dr. Walter N. Ridley, the first African-American student to graduate from The University of Virginia, and to receive an academic doctoral degree from a traditional Southern white college or university (doctorate of education from UVA in 1953.)
Located within The Draftsman boutique hotel, 1106 W Main St, Charlottesville, The Ridley combines convenience and accessibility.
Call (434) 984-8010 or reserve online at: https://www.theridleyva.com.
Find more information HERE.
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