The ninth annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration: Flight to Freedom will be held the afternoon of Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Kingsley Plantation.
Schedule of Events
(Times and events are subject to change.)
Full schedule to be posted here at the end of August 2006.
12:00 – 2:00 Kids’ Corner Activities - Children can participate in hands-on activities that will teach them about what daily life was like for enslaved people living on the plantation. Activities are geared for children ages 8 to 12, and this year’s Kids’ Corner will focus on the meaning of and paths to freedom. Upon completion of the activities, children will receive a Junior Ranger badge.
1:00 Black Seminoles - Dr. Rosalyn Howard, a cultural anthropologist at the University of Central Florida, will speak about a group of African Americans who found freedom in Florida - the Black Seminoles. Becoming interested in this topic when she discovered her own African American and Native American heritage, Howard conducted considerable research on this topic and has written a book entitled Black Seminoles in the Bahamas.
2:00 Spirit of Griot with Madafo Lloyd Wilson - Madafo, a storyteller and musician, will present through his unique combination of story and song the value of passing on traditions and principles. The Griot (“Gree-oh”) was an African storyteller, musician, historian, poet, teacher, and chronicler of tradition.
3:00 Guest Speaker - To be announced.
4:00 Selected Scenes from Majigeen, a Musical Drama - This play by Jennifer Chase traces Anta’s life from her birth and childhood in Senegal, to her capture as a slave, to her life as a wife, mother and businesswoman in Florida. The play was first performed in 2004 to sold-out audiences. It is a historical fiction based on current research on Anta’s life and Chase’s personal explorations and research in Senegal. Majigeen brings Anta’s amazing story of perseverance and strength to life.
Lunch can be purchased on-site. Picnicking is welcome. Please call Kingsley Plantation at (904) 251-3537 for more information.
Sponsored by the National Park Service and the Florida Humanities Council, this event is free and open the the public.
