First State Heritage Park in Dover is celebrating African-American History month by looking back at some of Delaware’s most influential figures.
February’s First Saturday events on The Green in Dover will transport visitors at the John Bell House back to the centennial of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1916.
Superintendent Sarah Zimmerman said visitors will act as members of the congregation preparing to celebrate the church’s founder, former slave and native Delawarean Richard Allen.
"His impact is wide-ranging because of this denomination, the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He reached so many individuals long after his death," Zimmerman said.
Across The Green at the Johnson Victrola Museum, visitors will take an audio tour of the work and politics of Marian Anderson, one of Delaware's most celebrated musicians.
A walking tour of The Green is scheduled to explore the lives of both free and enslaved men and women in Delaware.
The events start Feb. 4 on The Green in Dover.
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