The Arlington Historical Society is proud to partner with the Black heritage Museum of Arlington to host a special event: “Sojourner Truth Comes” alive featuring historical interpreter Karen Bostic.
Sojourner Truth, formerly enslaved, was a renowned activist and abolitionist. She lived in Freedman’s Village in 1864. She helped residents find employment, advised them on their rights, taught women domestic skills, and served as a spiritual mentor for many. Her life lessons still resonate today.
Attend via Zoom or In-Person
PREREGISTER FOR ZOOM ACCESS. You can attend this event on Zoom or in-person on the Marymount University Main Campus. If you want to attend this event virtually, please click HERE to register. You can cut and paste this link into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGnLme5T4cHK9wHMpNuaVm5YNuvjL5yX5Kkrv1WAYn9F0uYA/viewform
Please register by Wednesday, December 11. Zoom access information will be sent to you on the morning of the event on Thursday, December 12.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS and FREE PARKING: Attendees planning to attend the event in-person should enter the Marymount University campus at the library gate on N. 26th Street. From Glebe Road going north, take a right onto 26th Street. Pass the intersection with Yorktown Road and then enter the campus through the next gate on your left. The library is to your left as you enter the campus. Free garage parking is just past the library at the bottom of the small incline. (Handicapped parking is immediately to your right as you enter the campus.)
- If the university has lowered the garage gates, push the button and let them know you’re here for an Arlington Historical Society event in the library. To leave, push the button and they’ll raise the gate.
This event is one of the monthly series of free public programs sponsored in partnership with the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington by the Arlington Historical Society. This event is hosted courtesy of the Marymount University politics program’s American Heritage Initiative. For more information, please email: info@arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org
