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DEPARTURE: 11:45 A.M.
HUNTSVILLE/MADISON COUNTY VISITOR’S BUREAU,
500 CHURCH STREET, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Georgia “Slave” Cemetery – 1800s
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Oakwood University Slave Cemetery
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Glenwood Cemetery Walk:
They Live Again!
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 1911 Burial Re-Enactment:
Glenwood Cemetery
5:00 p.m. – Return Huntsville/Madison County Visitor’s Bureau
500 Church Street, Huntsville, AL 35801
In celebration of Huntsville History Month, the MADISON COUNTY AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE TOURS is having a special tour of African-American Historical sites.
In addition to the tour, Glenwood Cemetery will transform into 19th century, with a re-creation of the Home-going services of one of Huntsville’s leading citizens, Henry C. Binford; politician, educator, businessman, editor of the Journal and Master Mason.
MADISON COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TOURS – Preserving & Promoting Madison County’s African American History
According to historian Fath Davis Ruffins, “African American history does not easily fit into the traditional narrative of American history”. However, what makes African American history so important and what makes
visiting African American historic sites and places so powerful is that
African American history is American history.
In 2018, the Alabama Bicentennial Commission produced a publication called the Alabama Bicentennial Passport. The Passport gives a general history of Alabama by counties (67) and regions (7). Madison County in the Tennessee Valley region of the state is noted for its beautiful hills, valleys and the Tennessee River. The publication states that “the Tennessee Valley region overflows with remarkable world-changing events and moments that shaped Alabama and U.S. history”.
Many of these events and moments involved African Americans whose free labor built the Tennessee Valley region. Visiting African-American historic sites and places in the region deepen and broaden our understanding of America and abolish the mythos and false claims of traditional history. When juxtaposed to the traditional American narrative, African American history enriches the whole of American history and provides the traditional American narrative with a mirror of substantive challenges and greater understanding. African American history forces people to realize and admit to a legacy of racial inequality in the United States, which is shaped by slavery, legal segregation, and Jim Crow laws.
Huntsville History Month Celebration
On Sunday, October 28th at 2:00pm, Glenwood Cemetery will transform into 19th century Huntsville, Alabama. Politicians, physicians, ministers, and educators will walk through the cemetery and tell their stories in song and spoken word. They will join the procession of mourners, masons, and friends for the re-creation of the Home-going services of one of Huntsville’s leading citizens, Henry C. Binford; politician, educator, businessman, editor of the Journal and Master Mason.
You will not want to miss this historic celebration. So, come out to Glenwood Cemetery, 2300 Hall Avenue at 2:00pm Sunday, October 28th and join the procession. During Alabama’s Bicentennial, events and moments in Alabama’s history will be showcased throughout the state. Lee Sunrise Properties, LLC will host tours and other events as part of the Bicentennial Celebration.
For More Information: leesunriseproperties@gmail.com or Text: 256 653-6542