This lecture series features local historians, educators and more who will share their knowledge of local and regional history.
Join us as Jim Johnston, the author of “From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family”, tells the story of this remarkable man. Brought to Maryland on a slave ship in 1752 and enslaved for the next forty years, Yarrow (his last name) didn’t become a free man until he was 60 years old. He then acquired a house in Georgetown and enough money to retire on the interest from loans to white merchants and on stock dividends. In 1819, the great portrait painter Charles Willson Peale learned of Yarrow and painted a “remarkable likeness” as a testament to racial equality.
Arrive early and take a self-guided tour of the museum; doors open at 5 pm. Light refreshments provided.
Recommended for Ages 12 and Up.
Admission is $5 per person. Tickets available online and onsite
Parking is only located at Wall Local Park, 5900 Executive Blvd.
