Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Opening Ceremony
This event is free and open to the public.
Local dignitaries will be present, including Congressmember Joe Morelle.
Click here for a PDF flyer.
Maggie Moore will perform 15 minute reenactment of Harriet Tubman at this event. (View a Facebook video of Maggie Moore as Harriet Tubman here)
Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) is an HTBC partner.
HARRIET TUBMAN BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
“JOURNEY TO FREEDOM” STATUE
OPENING CEREMONY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2022, 1:00-3:00 PM
ROCHESTER MUSEUM & SCIENCE CENTER
EISENHART AUDITORIUM, 657 EAST AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607
CHERYL SPERANZA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (COMMUNITY CELEBRATION VIDEO PT. I)
WELCOME REMARKS
DR. SUSAN TAYLOR BROWN (HTBC PROJECT SPONSOR)
JACQUELINE A. SPRAGUE
(HTBC PROJECT DIRECTOR AND STRATEGY CONSULTANT)
GERALDINE HOWARD (HARRIET TUBMAN’S GREAT, GREAT, GREAT NIECE) HANIF ABDUL-WAHID
LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING
AENON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, PATRICIA HOWARD
REMARKS
MONROE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADAM BELLO
U.S. CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH MORELLE
CITY OF ROCHESTER MAYOR MALIK EVANS
REVEREND MYRA BROWN AND OTHER GUESTS
HARRIET TUBMAN RE-ENACTMENT BY MAGGIE MOORE-HOLLEY
GUEST SPEAKER
REV. HERMAN ALSTON JR.
(INTERIM PASTOR, AENON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
PRESENTATIONS
FIRST GENESIS BAPTIST CHURCH POEM • MADISON & NIA HOWARD
COMBAHEE FERRY RAID • LAVELLE LEWIS (J.W. THOMPSON DESCENDANT)
(with Pennington-Moye VFW Post #9251 Buffalo Soldiers Presentation)
MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH POEM
CHERYL LATTIMORE, TRISTYN N’GUESSA, AND AMAYA CRAWFORD
MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH SONG • GENESIS ARRINDELL
CHERYL SPERANZA LEADERSHIIP INSTITUTE
(SOJOURNER TRUTH REFLECTION, JOSEPHINE NOEL)
CHERYL SPERANZA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (COMMUNITY CELEBRATION VIDEO PT. II)
CLOSING REMARKS, JACQUELINE A. SPRAGUE
ACTION FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY (PHOTO ART EXHIBIT)
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
RMSC COMPLIMENTARY VISIT 3:00-5:00 PM
FREEDOM VIDEO, EXIT AUDITORIUM, VISIT RMSC