Sleeping With the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery

Name: Sleeping With the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery
Start: 2025-06-17T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-17T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 7 Van Buren St W, Battle Creek, MI, United States, Michigan 49017

Willard Library

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Tue, 17 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm

1 hour

7 Van Buren St W, Battle Creek, MI, United States, Michigan 49017

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Tue, 17 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm (EDT)

7 Van Buren St W, Michigan 49017

7 W Van Buren St, MI 49017-3009, Michigan, Battle Creek, United States

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Sleeping With the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery

Join Joseph McGill Jr. and Herb Frazier, authors of "Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery" for a discussion on the Slave Dwelling Project.

In this enlightening personal account, one man tells the story of his groundbreaking project to sleep in former slave dwellings - revealing the fascinating history behind these sites and shedding light on larger issues of race in America. This program is part of Juneteenth celebration week.

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Sleeping With the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025 at 06:00 pm