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Juneteenth 2017, A Freedom Celebration - The Symposium. Independence Day Our Way

By ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY (other events)

Friday, June 16 2017 7:00 PM 10:00 PM EST
 
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Juneteenth 2017, A Freedom Celebration
Independence Day Our Way
The Symposium


Friday, June 16  •  7p - 10p
Martin Luther King, Jr Middle School
1000 Mosby St, Richmond, VA 23223

Adv.   1 @ $13,   2 @ $24 
Door. 1 @ $15,  2 @ $28


Internationally respected cultural historian and Egyptologist, Anthony T. Browder  will keynote The Symposium.  His topic, Africans in America and the Paradox of Liberty, will ponder the self-determination of Africans in America (African Americans), historically, the influences of Thomas Jefferson plus archeological discoveries in Kemet that help reconnect a cultural circle of life.  Accordingly, he will demonstrate an historical and genetic connection between Africans along the Nile, Niger, Mississippi, Potomac and James Rivers.

Also enjoy The Freedom Market, refreshments, and performance.