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Drum Circle at the Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Hilton Head Island
Drum Circle at the Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Hilton Head Island.
When and where
Date and time
Friday, June 16 · 5:30 - 7pm EDT
Location
Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park 40 Harriet Tubman Way Hilton Head Island, SC 29226
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About this event
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
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About the organizer
The triumphant and touching Civil War-era story of the rise of the first self-governed settlement for freedmen in the United States took place on Hilton Head Island. In 1862 during the chaos of the Civil War, thousands of enslaved people in the coastal Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida escaped to the Union fortification seeking freedom. They built a town named Mitchelville.
The achievements of the residents of Mitchelville were recorded for the nation to see. While the battles raged across America, the war for freedom was won at Mithelville.
Today the direct decedents of those who settled on Mitchelville, still live and continue the traditions of their ancestors.
For more information or to schedule a tour of Mitchelville visit exploremitchelville.org.