FOURTH ANNUAL JOURNEY TO RACIAL HEALING EVENT
Williamsburg will host its 4th annual Journey to Racial Healing event on June 21.
The event features two speakers, one Black and one white, discussing their ties to slavery.
Speaker Charles Holman, a lawyer and genealogist, discovered his ancestors were enslaved by the ancestors of former Presidents Bush.
Holman has a distinguished legal career, including civil rights work.
Speaker Bill Sizemore, a retired journalist, found his ancestors enslaved people and has connected with descendants.
The event, sponsored by the Virginia Racial Healing Institute and others, is free but requires registration.
It includes refreshments and a Juneteenth art exhibit.
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Journey to Racial Healing: Speaker’s Ancestors Were Enslaved by Those of Two Ex-Presidents
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