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Friends of Arrow Rock African-American Symposium
Sat, APR 05, 2014, 10:00am - 05:00pm

Admission, including a buffet at the historic 1834 J. Huston Tavern, is $25.

Participants include Dr. Diane Mutti-Burke (research on slavery along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers); Master Storyteller and Author Gladys Caines-Coggsell who will portray “Adeline,” a Missouri slave; Author and distinguished Freemason Alton G. Roundtree (Out of the Shadows: The Emergence of Prince Hall Freemasonry in America: Over 225 Years of Endurance); Teresa Habernal (traditional gospel music); Cultural historian and author Gary Fuenfhausen (existing slave dwellings at Prairie Park); and Dr. Maude Wahlman (research on secret signs and symbols used by African-Americans in their cemeteries).

There will also be guided and selfguided tours of Brown Lodge No. 22 and nearby Prairie Park Plantation.

Location Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitor Center (14 miles north of I-70 at exit 89)
Contact Reservations by calling (660) 837-3231 or on-line at www.FriendsofArrowRock.org