Liberation and Freedom Days Reparations Run/Walk

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

• Event: The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center and Prolyfyck Run Crew are partnering to present the annual Liberation + Freedom Day Run/Walk.
• Purpose: We are raising funds to support organizations with Black leadership that support the community directly.
• Distances: The near 8 mile run and 4 mile walk allows you to engage with some of the City’s important sites of African American history.
• Business Support: You will pass some of the African American businesses along the way.

📜 About Liberation and Freedom Day

• Municipal Holiday: Liberation and Freedom Day is a municipal holiday in Charlottesville celebrated on March 3.
• Historical Significance: It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Major General Phillip Sheridan and his troops arrived in Charlottesville, liberating over 14,000 enslaved people.

🏛️ About Jefferson School African American Heritage Center

• Mission: The Center’s mission is to honor and preserve the rich heritage and legacy of the African-American community of Charlottesville-Albemarle.
• Exhibits: Features a permanent historical exhibit, a rotating contemporary art gallery, and a robust calendar of events.
• Focus: Highlights Charlottesville’s African American history and culture of the African diaspora.

👟 About Prolyfyck

• Community: Prolyfyck is more than a running community: it’s a way of life and a culture.
• Empowerment: Works for the empowerment of those who support it, especially the historically marginalized Black and Brown communities.
• Unity: Encourages all to look deep within themselves to find their gifts and work together with a spirit of unity and love.

🎫 Packet Pickup

• When: Pick up your bib and swag bag on Friday, February 27th at The Jefferson School Heritage Center from 4-6 pm.
• Saturday Pickup: Bibs will also be available on Saturday, February 28th before the start of the run/walk.
• Location: We will be located outside of the JSAAHC Museum shop and Cafe.

🔗 More Information

For more details and to register, visit the race page: Liberation and Freedom Days Reparations Run/Walk.