AAHFSNC
JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATION
JUNE 17-18, 2022
Located at the Leland Cultural Arts Center
VIP Reception-Friday Evening 6-8:30 PM
Food Truck Rodeo- Saturday 10AM-3:00 PM
Art Exhibit- 11AM- 3:00 PM
Local Area Events like this are made possible through
the generosity of the fine people and organizations of
our community.
The Foundation conducts several events during the year designed to increase community outreach, create lasting relationships and enhance the awareness of African American heritage in the southeast region of North Carolina.
Some events also provide important financial contributions to the African American Foundation of Southeastern North Carolina capital campaign. Your involvement and participation is welcomed and greatly appreciated.
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Learn about the historic events that took place in Wilmington in 1898 and join in the hope of making America an inclusive society a century later.
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About this Collection
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) of the Works Progress Administration, later renamed Work Projects Administration (WPA).
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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 | Digital Collections | Library of Congress