By the Sweat of Our Brows
By the Sweat of Our Brows
Join us to honor the descendants of the enslaved community of Brattonsville and their legacy. Today will be a meet and greet, story-telling, and sharing of memorable moments. Activities include traditional African American cooking demonstrations, woodworking, basket weaving, quilting, hands-on activities, and a musical performance.
This year will feature two panel discussions with African American and white Brattonsville descendants who have recently learned they are blood-related. They will be discussing the impact of this discovery on their personal lives as well as the projects they are working on together.
Some timed events that you don't want to miss will be:
10:30 a.m. – Calling of the Names from Harriet Bratton’s 1865 Freedmen’s List
o 1 p.m. – Musical Presentation
o 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. – A special presentation of the on-going conversations between Black and white descendants of the Bratton family about their shared history
o Noon & 3 p.m. – Tours of the 19th Century Plantation