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Historical Presentation and Community Panel

In conjunction with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Salem Academy and College, the Anna Maria Samuel Project: Race, Remembrance, and Reconciliation is sponsoring this event.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Hanes Auditorium, Elberson Fine Arts Center at Salem Academy and College

The Anna Maria Samuel Project will host a historical presentation and community panel that examines the history of enslaved and free Africans and African Americans in the town of Salem and at Salem Academy and College. Speakers and panelists include Martha Hartley, Director of Moravian Research and Co-Chair of the Hidden Town Project at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, as well as members of the Anna Maria Samuel Project.