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Name: America 250 Series-How the Cotton and Tobacco Industry Built the Foundation of America through Slavery
Start: 2026-05-20T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-20T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Stetson Community Conversation Room - 2nd Floor

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America 250 Series-How the Cotton and Tobacco Industry Built the Foundation of America through Slavery In-Person

Judge Clifton E Graves, Historian and Professor of Black History will facilitate an interactive lesson on the history of The Transatlantic Slave trade and the impact of the cotton and tobacco industry that laid the economic foundation that built America. Handouts provided. Refreshments served!

Date:: Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
Time:: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Time Zone:: Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:: Stetson Community Conversation Room - 2nd Floor
Branch:: Stetson Branch
Audience:: General Interest
Categories:: Civic and Community Engagement

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