WHAT:

Catholic University to Celebrate Emancipation Act and Brookland's 125th Anniversary Lectures Will Explore Local Community and African-American Experience

WHERE: The Catholic University of America 620 Michigan Ave. N.E. Washington, D.C.
DETAILS
This year, the District of Columbia is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act, which marked an end to slavery in the city more than eight months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Brookland neighborhood in Northeast D.C. is also celebrating its 125th anniversary. To celebrate both of these anniversaries, the School of Arts and Sciences is hosting two lectures in September:

  • Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. "The Changing Faces of Brookland" by John J. Feeley Jr. and Rosie Dempsey, authors of Brookland (Images of America) (2011). Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center, Great Room B. A reception will follow.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. "The African-American Catholic Experience in Washington, D.C." with Rev. Raymond Kemp, director of Faith in the City at Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University. Father Kemp is formerly pastor of St. Augustine Parish (1974-1981) and Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Parish (1986-1992). Father O'Connell Hall, Great Room. A reception will follow.

Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 202-319-5114.
SPONSOR: School of Arts and Sciences
MEDIA: To cover either event, contact Katie Lee or Mary McCarthy Hines in the Office of Public Affairs at 202-319-5600 or cua-public-affairs@cua.edu .

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