Februaiy 04, 2004_______________________
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
African-American Heritage Shared
CANNON'S
Holy Redeemer
School puts
focus on black
history
He will also be sharing some of
the stories about slavery and the
struggles of African Americans in
southern Missouri. Berry will also
d iscu ss the ancient C h ristian
Church in Africa and the spiritual
relevance to A frican-A m erican
Fr. Moses Berry, an African- Christian heritage today.
Berry and his family live in south
American Orthodox priest, will be
giving a public lecture about Afri west Missouri on the farm home
can-Am erican heritage and the steaded by his great-grandparents
Ancient African Christian Church aftertheCivil War. He has restored
at7:30p.m .W ednesday,Feb. H a t a family cemetery established in
the Holy Redeemer School, 127 N. 1875 and dedicated to “Slaves, In
dians and Paupers” who were, for
Portland Blvd.
Berry, founder and curator of the many years, exc luded from burial i n
Ozarks Afro-American Heritage other places.
Those buried in the cemetery
Museum in Ash Grove, Mo., will
share some of the artifacts from the include Mother Charity, a woman
museum. These artifacts include who helped slaves escape through
photographs, quilts made by slaves the Underground Railway. The
and their descendents, and slave cemetery is on the Greene County
chains, including some chains Register of Historic Sites and is
passed down within the Berry fam under consideration for the Na
tional Register.
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Fr. Moses Berry
will bring
artifacts from
slave ancestors
to a public
lecture about
African-American
history at Holy
Redeemer
School.
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