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Lit Youngstown: Emancipation Day: African American History Tour

Lit Youngstown: Emancipation Day: African American History Tour

Lit Youngstown presents Emancipation Day: African American History Tour, on Saturday, September 6, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, at the Tyler History Center, in downtown Youngstown. This free event features historian Vince Shivers, special guests historian Sean Posey, genealogist Stacey Adger, and Civil War re-enactor Steffon Jones. Native Youngstown poet Cherise Benton will lend a contemporary voice to the event. This tour is organized by Lit Youngstown, Vince Shivers and the Tyler History Center, with support from the Raymond J. Wean Foundation and Sojourn to the Past.

Seating is limited to 100 participants.

Tyler History Center
09:00 AM - 04:00 PM on Sat, 6 Sep 2025

Event Supported By

Lit Youngstown
info@lityoungstown.org
Tyler History Center
325 West Federal Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
3307432589
education@mahoninghistory.org