Shadow on the Household
Saturday, August 10, 10 am
The Historic Red Brick Courthouse
Free
Please join Peerless Rockville as we welcome Canadian historians, Bryan and Shannon Prince, who will share the heart wrenching and occasionally heart warming story of the enslaved family of John and Arabella Weems (parents of Ann Maria Weems), who endured the nightmare of being, sold, separated and scattered throughout the south. Their epic story involved extensive webs of slave traders, Underground Railroad operatives and abolitionists from Canada, Great Britain, Jamaica as well as the United States. Inspired by the unprecedented impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s masterwork “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” sympathizers donated their money and energies to contribute to the rescue and reunion of the family.
