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David Nickens Heritage Center Statehood Day Event
March 3, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
FreeFeatured will be fascinating exhibits on local, regional, and national African American history and culture, including “Occupations of People of Color in Chillicothe’s Past,” “Freedom’s Journey: The Underground Railroad,” “African American Women in the 19th Century,” and “The Black Church in America,” including audio readings of an 1832 sermon by David Nickens and an 1842 letter from an African American Revolutionary War veteran to the estate of Thomas Jefferson. Visitors will also have the opportunity to see the acclaimed video production on the Underground Railroad titled “Flight to Freedom,” and learn about the center’s African American genealogical resources.