Not Forgotten: Celebration of Byberry Township African American Burial Ground

Join us for a historical presentation, performance of antebellum Philadelphia Black music, and a blessing ceremony as we honor Byberry Township African American Burial Ground, established by Byberry Friends Meeting in 1780 as a resting place for free Blacks and people of color. Brent White, Assistant Professor and Director of the Jazz Orchestra at Drexel University, will lead an ensemble performing the music of noted early 19th-century Black composer and bandleader Francis Johnson.