August 8
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023
VIP 4PM & GENERAL ADMISSION 6PM
Historic Tennessee Theatre Downtown Knoxville
In Remembrance of The Day of Emancipation in the state of Tennessee, August 8, 1863, the Beck Cultural Exchange Center, announces its Eighth Annual Eighth of August Commemorative events on Sunday August 6 and Tuesday, August 8. All are welcome and invited.
Make plans to join us at the Freemen's Mission Historic Cemetery adjacent to Knoxville College for our Eighth Annual Libation Tribute Ceremony. This special services is a tribute to enslaved descendants freed August 8, 1863. Our special guest is Ned Arter, great-great grandson of Sam Johnson, emancipated August 8, 1863 and considered the father of the Emancipation Day Celebrations.
This event is free and open to the public. Your donations and your support make this possible. Thank you. We look forward to seeing you.
Make plans to join us for our the premier of the Emmett Till: White Lies, Black Death by Emmy-winning filmmaker, Loki Mulholland and featuring Pulitzer-nominated investigative reporter, Jerry Mitchell.
This is a ticketed event. VIP Tickets are $50 and General Admission Tickets are $10.
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Beck acknowledges the generous support of Knox County Tennessee Defined Services Program for ongoing support of this important work.
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This project is being supported in whole or in part by federal award number 21.027 awarded to the
City of Knoxville by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Arts & Culture Alliance.