2021 Preservation Loudoun Symposium & Belmont Wreath-laying Ceremony

43635 Greenway Corporate Drive,Ashburn VA 20147

23 October, 2021

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2-Day Event : The 2021 Preservation Symposium & Belmont Wreath-laying Ceremony at the African American Burial Ground for The Enslaved Background: In Commemoration of the re-discovery of the remains of 100 African Americans, enslaved at the former Coton and Belmont Plantations and Interred at the African American Burial Ground For The Enslaved at Belmont, join the Loudoun Freedom Center for the 2021 Preservation Loudoun Symposium & Belmont Wreath-laying Ceremony at the African American Burial Ground For The Enslaved At Belmont Dates:Saturday, October 23, 2021 (9am-2pm) Preservation Loudoun Symposium The Pavilion at Ashburn Station (43635 Greenway Corporate Drive, Ashburn, VA 20147) Sunday, October 24, 2021 (2pm-4pm) Belmont Wreath-laying Ceremony Start: Lansdowne Town Center Greens(19329 Winmeade Dr, Leesburg, VA 20176) End: African American Burial Ground For The Enslaved At Belmont (19400 Belmont Ridge Road Ashburn, VA 20176) Agenda: 2021 Preservation Loudoun Symposium8:15am–9:00am Registration & Breakfast Reception9:00am-10:00am Opening General Session and Welcome Speakers: Dr. Michael Blakey , William & Mary NEH Professor, Anthropology 10:00am–10:30am Reimagining Space & Place at the Historic Former Selma Plantation Speaker: Sharon Virts – Author, Philanthropist, Loudoun Museum President 10:30am-10:45am Break 10:45am-11:30am Afro-terpreting at Historic Sites Speaker: Cheyney McKnight – Not Your Mama’s History 11:30am-12:15pm Using the former Belmont & Coton Plantations to educate k-12 students and adults on slavery and the Black experience in Loudoun County, VA. Speaker: Pastor Michelle C. Thomas, Loudoun Freedom Center Founder, Local Historian, Preservationist, Loudoun County Heritage Commissioner 12:15pm-2:00pm Luncheon & Panel Discussion Engaging The Community: Slavery, Allyship, Reconciliation, Preservation and Bridging the Racial Divide. Speakers: Dr. Michael Blakey, Cheyney McKnight, Sharon Virts, Donna Bohannon, Heidi Seibentritt, Lori Kimball and Pastor Michelle C. Thomas