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| One hundred and fifty years ago, brave Mountaineers, black and white, slave and free, risked their lives and fortunes tocreate a new home for liberty in the United States - the State of West Virginia. Working without a script, West Virginia’s founders carved out a new political space for their descendants. “A New Home for Liberty” illuminates and explains the real motivations of the leaders and ordinary citizens who “seized the time” and will show what Statehood meant for ordinary people then and now. This program tells the dramatic and exciting story of how famous statemakers and ordinary citizens grappled with the tough issues of human rights and slavery as the Civil War raged around them - andhow these heroes added the West Virginia star to “Old Glory!” |
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Join the J.R. Clifford project as we present these two great events celebrating the run-up to West Virginia's 150th birthday!! Click here to read the press release. Event Number One: A Fabulous, Free, Family-Friendly "Living History" Program: "A New Home for Liberty – Human Rights, Slavery, and the Creation of West Virginia." When and Where: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. World Premiere! Music! Theater! A tremendous community cast! Tickets are not required. One hundred and fifty years ago, brave Mountaineers, black and white, risked their lives and fortunes to create a "new home for liberty" in the United States -- the State of West Virginia. We will present the dramatic and exciting stories of famous state-makers and ordinary citizens -- as the Civil War raged around them, and as the West Virginia star was added to "Old Glory." Event Number Two: "The Creation of West Virginia: Economic and Industrial Implications" A lecture by the esteemed historian John Alexander Williams -- and a follow-up panel discussion. When and Where: Also on Wednesday, April 6, at the West Virginia University College of Law, 12:00 noon -- 3:00 PM -- including a reception from 2:00-3:00 PM. This will be a chance to hear from some great West Virginia scholars! Sponsored by the College of Law's Enrepreneurial Law Clinic. Also free admission. For more information, visit our Facebook event by clicking here. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD. SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. CLICK FOR A BROCHURE YOU CAN PRINT AND SHARE. CLICK HERE FOR A POSTER YOU CAN HANG AT YOUR FAVORITE VENUE TO LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For more information please contact Aimee Duncan, 304-345-7663; Tom Rodd at 304-541-4494; or e-mail admin @jrclifford.org. Sponsored by Friends of Blackwater's J.R. Clifford Project and the West Virginia University College of Law, with support from the West Virginia Humanities Foundation and Chesapeake Energy. |
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| Since 2004, the J.R. Clifford Project has celebrated West Virginia’s rich civil rights heritage. To commemorate the Sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of West Virginia’s Statehood, the J.R. Clifford Project is partnering with educators, churches, and community groups to present programs that explore how issues of race and justice helped form West Virginia. These programs celebrate the human courage and spirit that founded the Mountain State - a spirit that sought to advance democratic rights for all people. | |
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