CMM-PR-16-02
January 12, 2016
For Immediate Release

THE LOCAL LEGACY OF SLAVERY
Meet Chris Haley on Monday, January 18

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Chris Haley, nephew of Roots author, Alex Haley. Haley will speak on The Local Legacy of Slavery on Monday, January 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the Calvert Marine Museum.

Chris Haley is on the board of the Alex Haley Foundation and works at the Maryland State Archives. He is also an actor, performer, writer, and speaker. Come at 2:00 p.m. for an African American Highlight Tour in our Maritime Gallery. Join Mr. Haley at 2:30 p.m. for a Meet and Greet and stay for his talk in the Harms Gallery at 3:00 p.m.

The program is free with museum admission. Ongoing throughout the day, visitors are invited to write down their own dreams and add them to the Martin Luther King “I Have a Dream” board.

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