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Enterprising Spirits: African American Entrepreneurs in Middlesex County
Sun, Feb 23
|Historic Courthouse, Saluda
Join the Middlesex Museum Black Business Committee on Sunday, February 23, at 3:00 PM as they pay homage to Black entrepreneurship by highlighting 20th century Black-owned businesses in Middlesex County
Time & Location
Feb 23, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Historic Courthouse, Saluda, 865 General Puller Hwy, Saluda, VA 23149, USA
About the event
Program to Explore Black-owned Businesses in Middlesex County
Join the Middlesex Museum Black Business Committee on Sunday, February 23, at 3:00 PM as theypay homage to Black entrepreneurship by highlighting 20th century Black-owned businesses in Middlesex County. A slide show, curatorial talk, and roundtable discussion at the Historic Courthouse, 865 General Puller Highway, Saluda, will explore objects and themes that are included in “Enterprising Spirits: African American Entrepreneurs in Middlesex County,” an exhibition on display at the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society. Attendees will be encouraged to share their recollections of 20th century Black businesses inn Middlesex.