JOIN US NEXT SUNDAY: Heritage or Hate? A Confederate History Teach-In
Does Front Royal's Confederate statue represent our Southern heritage or our dark history of oppression? What is Massive Resistance? How did Front Royal navigate the Civil Rights era? Learn about these issues and more from local historians and experts through a dynamic panel and Q&A on Sunday, October 18 at 4 pm at Bing Crosby Park for all Warren County residents. RSVP here!
Featured speakers include:
*James M. Gillispie, Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at Lord Fairfax Community College
*Samuel Porter, President of Front Royal Unites
*Gene Bétit, Historian and Author of Collective Amnesia: American Apartheid — African Americans’ 400 Years in North America, 1619-2019
Please wear a mask and practice social distancing. This will be held outdoors at Pavilion 1 at Bing Crosby Park, with a virtual livestream available on our Facebook event page for those who cannot attend in person.