BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:DorCo X-WR-CALNAME:\"Uncle Nace: The Day Freedom Came\" - Living History of Natha niel Hopkins BEGIN:VEVENT UID:343982026-02-24 DTSTART:20260224T223000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260225T000000Z LOCATION:2475 Cambridge Beltway\, Cambridge\, MD 21613\, USA\n X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS="2475 Cambridge Beltway, Ca mbridge, MD 21613, USA\n ";X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE="2475 Cambridge Belt way, Cambridge, MD 21613, USA":geo:38.544609,-76.088769 GEO:38.544609;-76.088769 SUMMARY:\"Uncle Nace: The Day Freedom Came\" - Living History of Nathaniel Hopkins CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Born enslaved\, Nathaniel “Uncle Nace” Hopkins carried the scars of\nbondage but refused to let them define him. During the Civil War \,\n“Uncle Nace” enlisted with the United States Colored Troops\,\nfig hting for a freedom he had yet to taste fully for himself. Sent\nhome sick and weary\, he returned to Trappe determined to build a new\nlife as a fr ee man not just for himself\, but for his entire community.\nNathaniel Hop kins set to work building a Church\, free black schools\,\nroads and commu nities here in Talbot County and is responsible for the\ncreation of Maryl and’s first Emancipation Day Celebration in 1867 -\none of our nation’ s very first and the oldest that continues to be\ncelebrated annually.As t he first parades marched through dusty streets\nof Trappe\, Nathaniel Hopk ins became more than a soldier\; he became a\nleader\, teacher\, and livin g reminder that freedom must be celebrated\,\nprotected\, and passed on. T hrough his eyes\, the Talbot Historical\nSociety and the descendants of Na thaniel Hopkins\, in conjunction with\nprofessional actor\, Darius Wallace \, will bring “Uncle Nace” to\nlife to portray his journey from the fi elds of slavery to the drums of\nwar\, to his triumphant creation of Maryl and’s first Emancipation Day\nCelebration in 1867. Free admission!\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Born enslaved\, Nathaniel “Uncle Nace” Hopkins carried the scars of bondage but refused to let them define him. D uring the Civil War\, “Uncle Nace” enlisted with the United States Col ored Troops\, fighting for a freedom he had yet to taste fully for himself . Sent home sick and weary\, he returned to Trappe determined to build a n ew life as a free man not just for himself\, but for his entire community. Nathaniel Hopkins set to work building a Church\, free black schools\, ro ads and communities here in Talbot County and is responsible for the creat ion of Maryland’s first Emancipation Day Celebration in 1867 - one of ou r nation’s very first and the oldest that continues to be celebrated ann ually.As the first parades marched through dusty streets of Trappe\, Natha niel Hopkins became more than a soldier\; he became a leader\, teacher\, a nd living reminder that freedom must be celebrated\, protected\, and passe d on. Through his eyes\, the Talbot Historical Society and the descendants of Nathaniel Hopkins\, in conjunction with professional actor\, Darius Wa llace\, will bring “Uncle Nace” to life to portray his journey from th e fields of slavery to the drums of war\, to his triumphant creation of Ma ryland’s first Emancipation Day Celebration in 1867. Free admission!

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