>> NORTH ELBA, N.Y. >> JOHN BROWN 2000 CELEBRATION in the Adirondacks: >> A Celebration and >> Rededication to the cause of Freedom, Justice >> and Equality for which John >> Brown and fellow abolitionists laid down their >> lives. >> >> FRIDAY, MAY 5. Renowned actor Ossie Davis will >> begin the two-day celebration >> with a dramatic reading from Frederick >> Douglass¹ moving tribute to John >> Brown and folksinger Peggy Eyres will dedicate >> songs of freedom, love and >> sacrifice to Mary Brown. From 7:30-9:00 p.m. >> at the United Church of >> Christ, in Elizabethtown (Exit 31 on the >> Northway). >> >> SATURDAY MAY 6. Gather at the John Brown Farm >> near Lake Placid from >> 11:00a.m.-2p.m. with special guests RON >> DANIELS, Executive Director of the >> Center for Constitutional Rights, writers AMY >> GODINE and KATHERINE JONES, >> and poet MAURICE KENNY. Gospel singing and a >> choral reading on “John >> Brown¹s Legacy.” There will be a one-mile >> pilgrimage and a wreath-laying >> ceremony at the gravesite of John Brown and the >> men who fought at Harpers >> Ferry. And more. Wear comfortable shoes, be >> ready for any kind of weather, >> and pack your lunch! >> >> FOR MORE INFORMATION: JOHN BROWN LIVES! >> 518-962-4781 >> [log in to unmask] >> >> 24 HOUR WEATHER PHONE 518-523-1363 >> >> >> HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA >> The schedule of events at the Harpers Ferry >> National Historical Park: >> >> Tuesday, May 9th -- Opening Ceremony & >> Reception - 1 PM >> >> Welcome >> Introductions >> Dr. Raymond Dobard, author of Hidden in Plain >> View >> Music of John Brown, Magpie >> "Torrington 1800," Mark McEachern, Director of >> Torrington Historical >> Authority >> Opening of John Brown Museum and "Designs for >> Escape: The Underground >> Railroad Quilt Code" Quilt Exhibit >> Reception >> >> 7:30 PM - "Sword of the Spirit," a one-act play >> based on the life and >> letters of John and Mary Brown. This production >> was researched and written >> by Greg Artzner, Terry Leonino and Richard >> Henzel, and is performed by Terry >> Leonino and Greg Artzner (also known as >> “Magpie”). >> >> A specially designed bicentennial postal >> cancellation will be unveiled by >> the Postal service and will be available at the >> Park during the afternoon. >> >> Wednesday, May 10 & Thursday, May 11, 2 PM >> "In the Footsteps of John Brown and His Men at >> Harpers Ferry," a walking >> tour >> >> Friday, May 12, 2 PM >> Music of John Brown, Magpie >> >> Saturday, May 13 , 1 PM >> >> "John Brown Revisited" - Dr. Paul Finkelman >> (University of Akron Law School) >> "John Brown Day Address - Fred Morsell as >> Frederick Douglass >> Music of John Brown, Magpie >> "John Brown's Body" - A Reading >> "Music and the Underground Railroad" - Kim and >> Reggie Harris >> Closing Remarks - Congressman John Lewis >> >> The New Abolitionist Society is hoping to >> sponsor an event on this day in >> commemoration of John Brown and Nat Turner. >> Details TBA. >> >> 7:30 PM - "Sword of the Spirit" >> >> May 15-17 - John Brown Conference >> The conference will be held in the Camp Hill >> district of the Park. In >> addition to papers, there will be guest >> speakers, panel discussions, musical >> and dramatic presentations, tours, interpretive >> exhibits and book displays. >> All those who wish to attend the conference >> must register. The >> pre-registration fee is $50. The deadline is >> May 1st. The on-site >> registration fee is $65. The park entrance fee >> will be waived for all >> participants. >> >> Before Freedom Came >> Located on the second floor of the John Brown >> Museum, "Before Freedom Cam: >> African American Life in the Antebellum South" >> examines the individual, >> family, and community life of 19th-century >> African Americans against the >> backdrop of one of the most tumultuous eras in >> American history. Developed >> as a travelling exhibit by the Smithsonian >> Institution, this exhibit focuses >> on remembrances of slavery told through >> personal testimonies, traditional >> stories, songs and objects. Musical >> instruments, tools, household items, >> objects of spiritual significance, manuscripts >> and photos of black >> Americans--slave and free--are part of this >> exhibition. >> >> "Designs for Escape: The Underground Railroad >> Quilt Code" is a special >> exhibit that will be on display throughout the >> John Brown 2000 event. >> >> For more information, call the Park Visitor >> Center at 304-535-6298 or log on >> to the park's home page at >> www.nps.gov/hafe/home.htm. >> >> Travel: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is >> located on Route 340 about 82 miles >> from Baltimore, Maryland. From Baltimore, >> drivers should take I-695 to I-70 >> to Frederick, Maryland. From Frederick, take >> US 340 west. >> >> Accommodations: >> Bavarian Inn & Lodge (Sheperdstown) >> 304-876-2552 >> Cliffside Inn (Harpers Ferry) 304-535-6302 >> Comfort Inn (Harpers Ferry) 304-535-6391 >> Hilltop House (Harpers Ferry) 304-535-6321 >> Knights Inn (Charles Town) 304-725-2041 >> Northgate Inn (Charles Town) 304-725-1402 >> Towne House (Charles Town) 304-725-8441 >> Turf Motel (Charles Town) 304-725-2081 >> >> Camping >> C & O Canal 301-739-4200 >> Greenbrier State Park (Maryland) 301-791-4767 >> KOA Campground ((Harpers Ferry) 304-535-6895 >> Tri-Lake Campground 304-258-1331 >> >> CALIFORNIA >> Allies for Freedom, an organization of >> teachers, librarians, and community >> activists who look for the African Center of >> John Brown's raid, are holding >> an event on May 6, 2000 to commorate Nat Turner >> and John Brown. >> The event will be at the gravesite of Mary Day >> Brown, Brown’s widow, at the >> Madronia Cemetery at 14766 Oak in Saratoga, >> California, 95070 at 11 a.m. >> (telephone is 408-867-3717). The spirits of Nat >> Turner and John Brown will >> be invoked by Dr. Herbert Aptheker of San Jose, >> California, who has written >> extensively on both. >> Mrs. Brown and several children moved to >> California in 1864, eventually >> settling in a mountainous area similar to that >> of the Adirondacks in New >> York. The purchase of a farm in Saratoga, which >> is now a Boy Scout Camp, was >> assisted by subscriptions and donations through >> the San Jose Mercury >> newspaper and by African Americans and others >> who lived in northern >> California in the 1870s and 1880s. Mary Day >> Brown died in San Francisco in >> 1884. There are at least twenty descendants of >> John Brown at the Madronia >> Cemetery; the historical staff there are >> preparing a brochure for the >> occasion. >> Car pools will leave from the parking lot of >> San Jose City College at 10 >> a.m. for the unitiated; a disabled van will be >> available there. Students of >> Jean Libby, adjunct instructor of history, and >> Rick Dirck, adjunct >> instructor of English, are making the car pool >> arrangements. The two members >> of Allies for Freedom in California are Jean >> Libby and Henry P. Organ. >> >> See our websites: >> >> www.newabolition.org >> >> www.postfun.com/racetraitor >> >> Subscribe to Race Traitor ($20/four issues) and >> The New Abolitionist. >> $10/year (six issues) >> >> NAS, PO Box 499, Dorchester, MA 02122 >> >> >______________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free Email at >> http://www.hotmail.com >> >> > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. >http://invites.yahoo.com > > _____________________________________________ Kyla J. McLeod Graduate Assistant Center for Cultural Pluralism The University of Vermont phone (802)656-7990 Fax (802)656-3348