Guest Speaker Catherine Roberts, Executive Director of the Yates Museum – Learn about contributions from many Unitarian Universalists who have helped preserve several African Heritage Museum houses, archaeology sites, brick streets, and historic churches within the endangered, and only remaining, post-Civil War settlement of Freedmen’s Town National Register Historic District-CPL. It is the only Urban settlement of its kind in the United States; founded and built by previously enslaved families and their descendants immediately after Emancipation in 1865. Since 1985, over 500 low income African American families have been displaced, their homes and 6 historic churches demolished illegally, and the remaining 7 historic churches are still in jeopardy.
Whether you are a newcomer or a longtime Emersonian, whether you are interested in probing life’s most persistent questions or finding out what others think about today’s news, we have something for you here.
Emerson offers lectures and discussions to encourage life-long spiritual growth. These classes are free and open to the public, providing spiritual nourishment to the community.
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