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February 2023
Julia Ellen Craft Davis program
Julia Ellen Craft Davis Great Great Granddaughter of William and Ellen Craft Julia is the descendant of Willim and Ellen Craft who made history when they escaped to freedom from the life of slavery in Macon, GA in December 1848. Come hear the harrowing details of their escape that took them many thousands of miles and to several different countries. After living in England for nearly two decades they returned to the United States. They wrote a book titled "Running…
Find out more »Father/Daughter Dance
Dads, we invite you to come spend a special evening with your favorite girl(s) on February 18, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. Learn 19th century dancing while enjoying one another's company. There will be light refreshments served. $20 couple $5 extra girl Reservations are required Please call 478-745-5982
Find out more »Nicole Pursley Program
Come listen as Ms. Persley shares her research of her family's heritage. She first discovered her family's significant Black historical legacy on her first visit to Macon's Washington Memorial Library in 1995. She learned that her Grand Uncle Louis Persley is the state of Georgia's first registered Black architect and founded the nationn's first Black architecture firm "Taylor and Persley" with his business partner Robert Taylor of Tuskegee Alabama.
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