Join Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage for their annual commemoration of those once enslaved at The Hermitage and throughout the country. Held at The Hermitage Church (located at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage), the service will feature music and special remarks, followed by a procession to the slavery memorial “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” located behind the church. There, 150 flowers will be laid by attendees, marked with the names of all those known to have been enslaved at The Hermitage.
Welcome
Carol Yochem
Regent, Andrew Jackson Foundation
Special Remarks
Dr. Willie Bryson
Corona Baptist Church – Mt. Juliet
Musical Interlude
Vinny Bonina
Remarks on Memorial
Howard J. Kittell
President & CEO, Andrew Jackson Foundation
Musical Interlude
Vinny Bonina
Ceremonial Flower Laying
Dr. Willie Bryson
Source: Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage
Free admission.
Limited seating due to COVID-19 restrictions.
RSVPs not required but appreciated. Please email marketing@thehermitage.com.
Phone: (615) 889-2941
Email: info@thehermitage.com
2021/02/27 - 2021/02/27
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
4580 Rachel's Lane, Hermitage, TN 37076
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