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< Return to Events and Press Releases Cliveden ConversationsThe Conversations will take place on four Friday evenings at Cliveden's historic Carriage House, located to the rear of the property on 6401 Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia.
Tickets are $5 per evening at the door. Reserve tickets for all four evenings in advance, only $15 total. Advance registration is kindly requested for both individual and package tickets. RSVP By Phone: (215) 848-1777 or email Join the Conversations at Cliveden!Join Cliveden this fall for a public forum about enslavement, race, and memory in Philadelphia. Scholars from across the region will present lively discussions that incorporate the latest research from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania's Chew Family Papers collection. Each facilitated discussion will include a scholarly presentation followed by a community conversation about the issues raised. On Friday, September 10th, Cliveden's Curator Phillip Seitz will examine the Chew family's involvement with slavery and their ownership of individual plantations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Dr. Erica Armstrong-Dunbar, Associate Professor at the University of Delaware, will continue the discussion on Friday, September 24th by providing general overview of what life was like for enslaved individuals in the Mid-Atlantic region during the late 18th century. The conversation will continue on Friday, October 8th with Ari Merretazon, the Northeast Regional Representative for the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA), who will look at how sites like Cliveden can use the narratives of African Americans to promote racial understanding and equality. David Young, Ph.D., Cliveden's Executive Director, will close the series on Friday, October 15th by addressing how 20th century preservation and public memory efforts in Germantown have dealt with race relations. |