Commemorate Independence Day with the annual community reading of "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" at the historic Horton Grove slave quarters.
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Visit Stagville for Juneteenth to remember and celebrate emancipation at one of the state's largest plantations.
A private Juneteenth gathering at Horton Grove for Stagville descendant families.
A guided night hike at Horton Grove, with stories about enslaved people's night time resistance in North Carolina.
Celebrate the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass! On Douglass Day, joining a national effort to create new digital resources for African American history. Join us at History Stagville for a transcription party to digitize Black history records.
Celebrate a remarkable African American holiday tradition with Historic Stagville and St Sya Academy!
A guided night hike at Horton Grove, with stops to read and reflect on enslaved people's experiences of night time in North Carolina.
Stagville welcomes back Dontavius Williams (of The Chronicles of Adam) for an outdoor cooking demonstration interpreting the cooking traditions of enslaved people. Join us on Saturday, September 16, 2023, to explore the history of enslaved people's cooking traditions in North Carolina.