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"A Struggle For Dignity" Art Exhibit!

   Upper Marlboro, Maryland Artist  Curtis G. Woody and His Wife Jacqueline Attend an Opening Reception for "A Struggle for Dignity: An Artistic Exploration of Slavery and Emancipation" Exhibit Which Highlights Curtis' 23 Quilt Paintings, Photo: Gregory Barnes, Photo Courtesy of www.Gazette.net

 

 Photo Courtesy of www.Gazette.net from Deborah Banks

 

Photo Courtesy of www.Gazette.net from Deborah Banks

 

   Recently, I Became Very Emotional & Extremely Intrigued By An Article I Read Recently on the Topic of Slavery in Prince George's County, Maryland In The Gazette Newspaper.   The Awesomely Wonderful Article, "Surviving Slavery: Collages Piece Together History Of Blacks In Prince George's County", Written By The Gazette's Virginia Terhune is Such An Insightful Piece of Storytelling.

  

   The Exhibit "A Struggle for Dignity" is Running Now Until October 27, 2012, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, at Gallery 110, Gateway Arts Center, 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood, Maryland.  For More Information on "A Struggle for Dignity", Please Call (301) 209-0592 or Visit www.PGAAMCC.org.  ~Until Next Time, My Beloved Bloggies, Daria   

 

Photo from Deborrah Banks“Mad Enough to Kill: Resistance on the Plantation” tells the story of Judith, of the Salubria plantation in Oxon Hill, a 14-year-old slave girl who was hanged in 1834 for poisoning her master’s three white children with arsenic from his medical office.
 

Photo from Deborrah Banks“The Innkeeper’s Tale” tells the story of Margaret Adams, an African-American woman who managed the Indian Queen Tavern in Bladensburg in the late 18th century.

Photo from Gregory Barnes Upper Marlboro artist Curtis G. Woody and his wife Jacqueline attended an opening reception on July 13 showcasing his 23 quilt paintings for the “A Struggle for Dignity: An Artistic Exploration of Slavery and Emancipation” exhibit at Gallery 110 at the Gateway Arts Center in Brentwood.