Live Garra Theatre Presents
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FREED
Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED)
Saturday, June 18 - 8:00 pm & Sunday, June 19 - 8:00 pm
The Female RE-Enactors of Distinction is a group of ladies who desire to teach American history that perhaps has been forgotten or overlooked by the public educational system, the theatre and motion picture industry, and many social organizations around the country.
It is the mission of FREED to educate the public and to promote the accomplishments of the African American Civil War Soldiers and the women who supported their fight for freedom. We engage in re-enactments, dramatic readings, and various other educational programs in order to share the stories of these distinguished men and women
Saturday, June 18 - 8:00 pm & Sunday, June 19 - 8:00 pm
The Female RE-Enactors of Distinction is a group of ladies who desire to teach American history that perhaps has been forgotten or overlooked by the public educational system, the theatre and motion picture industry, and many social organizations around the country.
It is the mission of FREED to educate the public and to promote the accomplishments of the African American Civil War Soldiers and the women who supported their fight for freedom. We engage in re-enactments, dramatic readings, and various other educational programs in order to share the stories of these distinguished men and women
"Freedom Chronicles: Lest We Forget"
by Chris Gardiner (Interactive play reading)
Saturday, 6/25 - 3:00 pm & Sunday, 6/26 - 3:00 pm
The audience is invited to read the script aloud; along with the actors. "Freedom Chronicles: Lest We Forget" is an attempt to tell the story of what life was like for Black Americans during the era from the end of slavery, as an American institution
Saturday, 6/25 - 3:00 pm & Sunday, 6/26 - 3:00 pm
The audience is invited to read the script aloud; along with the actors. "Freedom Chronicles: Lest We Forget" is an attempt to tell the story of what life was like for Black Americans during the era from the end of slavery, as an American institution
Soul in Motion Players
African Dance & Drum
Saturday, June 25 - 8:00 pm The Soul In Motion African Dancers and Drummers is an energetic 11-member company, performing at some of the premier dance events in the Washington, DC area including the ever popular Dance Africa hosted by the Dance Place. |
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Emancipation Day CelebrationJune 19, 1900 - JUBILEE DAY
Recognized as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth national independence day act into law. |
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Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day and historically known as Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day, and Emancipation Day) is a federal holiday in the United States celebrating the emancipation of African Americans who had been enslaved. Originating in Galveston, Texas, in 1866, it has been celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the United States. It is commemorated on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas.
President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 had officially outlawed slavery in Texas and the other states that had rebelled against the Union almost two and a half years earlier. Enforcement of the Proclamation generally relied on the advance of Union troops. Texas, as the most remote of the slave states, had seen an expansion of slavery and had a low presence of Union troops as the American Civil War ended; thus, enforcement there had been slow and inconsistent prior to Granger's announcement. Although the Emancipation Proclamation declared an end to slavery in the Confederate States, slavery was still legal and practiced in two Union border states – Delaware and Kentucky – until December 6, 1865, when ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished chattel slavery nationwide.
Reference: Wikipedia.com
President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 had officially outlawed slavery in Texas and the other states that had rebelled against the Union almost two and a half years earlier. Enforcement of the Proclamation generally relied on the advance of Union troops. Texas, as the most remote of the slave states, had seen an expansion of slavery and had a low presence of Union troops as the American Civil War ended; thus, enforcement there had been slow and inconsistent prior to Granger's announcement. Although the Emancipation Proclamation declared an end to slavery in the Confederate States, slavery was still legal and practiced in two Union border states – Delaware and Kentucky – until December 6, 1865, when ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished chattel slavery nationwide.
Reference: Wikipedia.com
