The Kent County Arts Council presents: THE UNLADING by Robert Earl Price
The Kent County Arts Council presents: The UNLADING A Dramatized Poem, written and directed by Robert Earl Price, Commissioned and Produced by the Kent County Arts Council for Sultana Education […]
Sumner Hall Featured on WBOC as Must See African-American History Museum in Delmarva
Black History Month: Exploring Delmarva’s African-American History Museums Feb 13, 2017 | Posted by Paul Butler | WBOC’s DelmarvaLife During Black History Month, many people like to tour historic museums […]
Rev. Henry Highland Garnet’s Historic Speech Commemorated
On February 12, 1865, – 150 years ago – Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, a former slave and now pastor of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., became the […]
A Rare Civil War Veterans Post to Celebrate Reopening
The Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) established in Chestertown, Maryland in 1882, will reopen as an educational center, museum and performance space on Saturday, June […]
Charles Sumner Post #25 Restoration Begins
The moment finally arrived – ground-breaking for the restoration of the Charles Sumner Post #25, Grand Army of the Republic. With permits and approvals in hand, we celebrate the digging […]
50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “I Have a Dream” Speech Commemoration on Saturday, August 24, 2013
50 years ago – on August 28, 1963 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington Please join us on Saturday, […]
100 Years Since the Death of Harriet Ross Tubman
SATURDAY, March 9, 2013 — 100 years since the death of Harriet Ross Tubman Narrow roads wend through flat expanse of bare fields. An occasional distant farm house can be […]
Free Concert Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Let Us Sing Together, Children, is a music and spoken word celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Legacy […]
A Camp Meeting and Prayer-Band Service: Event to Appreciate an African American Folk Tradition
A Time to Remember A unique opportunity to participate and appreciate a nearly forgotten and beautiful African American folk tradition An old fashion Camp Meeting and Prayer-Band Service will be […]
Become a Friend of Charles Sumner Post #25
Kent County Arts Council is hoping to buy the G.A.R. Hall in Chestertown