Historic Hope Plantation
E-News Update

January/February 2006


African American Celebration
Saturday, February 4

Cotton Farming, North Carolina, 1900
Cotton Farming, North Carolina, 1900
Courtesy Library of Congress


Bertie County’s Agricultural Legacy is the theme of the 2006 African American Celebration at Historic Hope, this Saturday, February 4.

The day will begin at 10:00 a.m. with students from Colerain Elementary School and Weldon Elementary presenting their classes’ Black History Month programs.
 
At 12:30 p.m., Hope will host a forum with P.E. Bazemore and Carl Hodges, leaders in the fight to acquire pay equity and benefits for African American extension agents in North Carolina.  Mr. Bazemore and Mr. Hodges will discuss the history of African American farmers from the 1860s all the way to present day.
 
The Piney Wood Chapel Baptist Church choir will also perform traditional hymns and spirituals.
 
All events are free and open to the public and will be held in the Roanoke-Chowan Heritage Center at Hope Plantation. For more information, contact Historic Hope Foundation at (252) 794-3140 or visit www.hopeplantation.org.

 

Upcoming Events at Hope Plantation

Saturday, April 8: Elizabeth Stevenson Ives Lectures
Domestic Textiles Connecting Women Across Cultures. Speakers include Kathleen Staples, textile scholar, who will talk about "Colonial and Antebellum Girlhood Embroidery in North Carolina," and Colleen Kriger, professor of history at UNC Greensboro, discussing "West African Textiles, Indigo, and Women's Cultural Identity in the African Diaspora." Plan on joining us for the 10th year of this distinguished decorative arts lecture series. Check Hope's web site in the coming weeks for registration information.


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 Historic Hope Foundation, Inc.
132 Hope House Road ~ Windsor, North Carolina 27983
252.794.3140 ~ FAX 252.794.5583
hopeplantation@coastalnet.com




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