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AmRev Presents: “Meet James Forten” Performance & Panel Discussion
February 10, 2022 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.Experience the Museum's newest first-person theatrical performance, "Meet James Forten," exploring Forten’s life as a free Black Philadelphian, Revolutionary War privateer, and stalwart abolitionist, with a discussion to follow.
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Discovering Black Voters in Early New Jersey: A Virtual Visit with Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills
February 25, 2021 from 6-7:15 p.m.Join the Museum and Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum's Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills for a virtual discussion on early Black voters, like Ephraim Hagerman, found on an 1801 New Jersey poll list.
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Frank Johnson & His Celebrated Band of Black Musicians: A Concert & Roundtable Discussion
April 6, 2024, from 12-1:30 p.m.Join CUNY Hunter College's Tyler Diaz at the Museum for a live concert and discussion to learn about legendary bandleader Francis Johnson and the music of Black musicians in early 19th-century Philadelphia.
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AmRev Presents: Black Founders Women’s History Night with Kerri Greenidge
March 24, 2023 from 5:15-8 p.m.Join Dr. Kerri K. Greenidge, author of The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family, for an evening discussion on our Black Founders exhibit, the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society, and more.
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AmRev Quizzo: Ten Crucial Days! with The American Battlefield Trust
December 16, 2021 from 6-7:30 p.m.Join staff from the Museum of the American Revolution and the American Battlefield Trust for online history Quizzo.
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SOLD OUT | Artisan Workshop: Make a Sampler
March 8, 15, 22, 2023 (3 weeks) from 7-8:30 p.m.Join us for this three-part virtual workshop to learn about 18th-century sewing and how to make your own embroidered sampler based on original examples on display in our special exhibit, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.
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Abolition in Forten’s Age of Revolution and Antebellum
January 19, 2023 from 7-8:30 p.m.Educators are invited to join this free virtual workshop as we welcome Julie Winch, acclaimed author of A Gentleman of Color, to explore the roots of the American abolition movement through the lens of Black Revolutionary James Forten and his family.
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Member Preview of Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia Special Exhibit
February 10, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.Join us for the Members-only preview of our new exhibition Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia. Members will enjoy refreshments in our member lounge as well as timed access to the exhibition before it opens to the public.
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AmRev Presents: A Black Founders Musical Experience with The Jeremy Winston Chorale
May 12, 2023 from 6:30-8 p.m.The Jeremy Winston Chorale will join the Museum on Friday, May 12, to present a concert inspired by the world of our special exhibition, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia, including the world premiere of a new choral work.
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History Explorers Club: Pets of the Revolution
September 25, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Learn about the pets of the American Revolutionary era, including Benjamin Franklin's pet squirrel, at our family-friendly September History Explorers Club.
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