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Date
April 27, 2025
Time
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Description
This event is free and open to the public and is being organized by Edgehill United Methodist Church and being presented in partnership with Friends of Fort Negley Park and Fort Negley Park (Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation).
Join us for a free community event exploring the rich Black history of the Edgehill neighborhood and Fort Negley.
Fort Negley was built by enslaved and free Black people on behalf of the US government to protect the city of Nashville against Confederate attack. Thanks to this fort and the builders and defenders of it, the Civil War came to its end. A UNESCO site of memory on the routes of enslaved people, this fortification is truly one of a kind and it's right here in Nashville!
After Sunday service, we will gather in the theater at Fort Negley for a short lecture by Dr. Angela Sutton, Research Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University, followed by a screening of What Happened to Bass Street, a documentary highlighting the area’s past. An optional guided walking tour of Fort Negley will be available afterward for those interested. All are welcome!
You must RSVP separately for the 2pm lecture/documentary screening and the 3pm guided walking tour. Click the button below to RSVP for either or both. Fewer spaces are available for the walking tour than the lecture/screening.
*Remember to bring your ticket (for the lecture and/or the walking tour) or show it on your phone.
Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.