Luminary & Freedom Stories

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Luminary & Freedom Stories

Family, Youth & EducationKids & Family ActivitiesFamily, Youth & Education / Kids & Family Activities
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Historic VenueFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicWomen-ledParents/ToddlersFree AdmissionPublic
When:
September 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Where:
Bennett Place State Historic Site, NC
Source:
NC State Parks – Events

Harriet Ann Daves recalled just how monumental Civil War surrenders were for her family: "When the surrender came my grandfather came to my mother and told her: 'Well, you are as free as I am.'" Claiming freedom was not so straightforward for the 331,059 enslaved women, children, and men during the Civil War. Some took enormous risk to reach Union lines before the federal government made any promise of abolishing slavery. Others left their homes and plantations to follow Sherman's army as they

Historic VenueFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicWomen-ledParents/ToddlersFree AdmissionPublicFamily & Kids

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  • City coverage

    Bennett Place State Historic Site, NC

  • Primary source

    NC State Parks – Events

  • Categories

    Family, Youth & Education, Kids & Family Activities, Family, Youth & Education / Kids & Family Activities

  • Signals

    Historic Venue, Family-friendly, General Public, Women-led