

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: When the surrender came...we were free: Luminary and Freedom Stories
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Harriet Ann Daves recalled just how monumental Civil War surrenders were for her family: "When the surrender came my grandfather came to my mother and told her: 'Well, you are as free as I am.'"

Claiming freedom was not so straightforward for the 331,059 enslaved women, children, and men during the Civil War. Some took enormous risk to reach Union lines before the federal government made any promise of abolishing slavery. Others left their homes and plantations to follow Sherman's army as they marched through the southeast. Some believed home was where they already lived and worked and waited patiently for freedom to extend to them. Others still were lied to by their enslavers or moved away from the advancing U.S. Army so they would remain enslaved. Freedom came in different ways and at different times to enslaved people across the state.

One common thread unites these freedom stories: the defeat of the Confederate military ensured a new birth of freedom across the state and nation.

During this special luminary program, Bennett Place invites you to reflect on the end of the Civil War as a momentous step towards freedom for all Americans and the end of chattel slavery in the United States. Walk among 3,310 luminaries - one for every 1,000 enslaved people in North Carolina - and reflect on experiences of enslavement and freedom. Historians dot the path and share stories of people's pathways to freedom and life after slavery &amp; the Civil War.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/when-the-surrender-camewe-were-free-luminary-and-freedom-stories/200029414760603
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029414760603?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=durham-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Durham
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705
- **lat**: 36.02864
- **long**: -78.97228
- **full address**: 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Bennett Place Historic Site (https://allevents.in/org/bennett-place-historic-site/27286690)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 18 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC, United States, North Carolina 27705
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Bennett Place Historic Site
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about When the surrender came...we were free: Luminary and Freedom Stories ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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