BOND OF FAITH: The Devotion of Sam Williams
- Date
- February 24, 2024
- Time (Duration)
- 3:00pm (2h)
Event Description
“Bond of Faith: The Devotion of Sam Williams”: Black History Month Program jointly presented by the Rockbridge Regional Library, Rockbridge Historical Society, Union Baptist Church, Glasgow & First Baptist Church, Lexington. This multi-media event will be hosted on Saturday, Feb. 24, 3:00-5:00 PM at First Baptist Church (103 N. Main St., Lexington).
Spanning the social and spiritual dimensions of enslavement and emancipation, the program’s featured historian is Prof. Charles Dew, acclaimed author of “Bond of Iron: Master and Slave at Buffalo Forge.” His remarks will be complemented by presentations and displays from other local history organizations, as well as church leaders, choirs, and soloists.
For more information about the program (and related exhibit at the library’s Lexington branch, Feb. 12-23), contact pdudley@rrlib.net, or see Rockbridge Historical Society Facebook.
