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.

Ceremony Program

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