In May of 1863, following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, hundreds of African Americans fled slavery on two steamboats provided by the military at Fort Snelling. What happened to these families after entering the same site where Dred Scott and dozens more were enslaved by the same U.S Military? Join [...]
Warm up during the cold winter months with some hot chocolate and hot toddies and get to know your neighborhood organization! We're having an open house on Thursday, February 29th from 2 to 6pm. We'll be digging into some neighborhood history and talking about our visions for the present. We'll have hot toddies, hot chocolate, [...]
Explore the oldest Black Church in Minneapolis, St. James AME Church, 3600 Snelling Avenue S., and the entire state of Minnesota, during Doors Open Minneapolis, May 18th from 10am until 5pm. There will be presentations throughout the day including Our (1860) beginnings in Territorial Minnesota at 11:15am; Journey from St. Anthony Falls to Snelling Ave S. at 12:15pm; [...]
