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George Washingtons Mount Vernon - Black Women United Honor Mount Vernon Slaves D…: Sep 23, 2007 3:28am 1 review african-americans, family, usa, slavery, ancestors
http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/956/; The current event was held Sept. 21, 2007, with ceremonies honoring our enslaved ancestors. Sponsored by Black Women United, and Mount Vernon Ladies Association. BWUFA's website is www.bwufa.org. Annual commemoration at Mount Vernon, George Washington's slaveholding plantation. This link is to information on the 2005 commemoration but gives the general idea. Digital images available online. Media Contact: Black Women United for Action: Joyce E. Kilgore (202) 271-5534 Jek6@aol.com Mount Vernon: Melissa Wood (703) 799-5203 mwood@mountvernon.org MOUNT VERNON, Va. - Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens joins Black Women United for Action in commemorating the slaves who lived at Mount Vernon with a wreathlaying ceremony and musical presentation by Howard University Choir; Intermezzo Choir of Philadelphia; and Arlington, Virginia's Jamestown Elementary School Student Choir, Saturday, September 24 at 11 a.m. The annual event features dramatic readings and uplifting music to reflect, remember and recognize the slaves for their sacrifices, accomplishments and contributions given in the early formation of this nation.