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The African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture

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Saturday, March 29, 2025

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Venue: Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC

This event will also be live-streamed.

Free; preregistration required. 

PRE-SYMPOSIUM EVENT: Join us at the Hayti Heritage Center on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 6 p.m. for a screening of the documentary film Family Tree, which will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Mavis Gragg, Alton Perry and Tyrone Williams, with Savi Horne moderating.

The African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture Symposium explores the unsung historical legacy of African American plantspeople, horticulturalists, residential gardeners, and gardening clubs. These personal narratives and generational gardening practices have all too often been ignored, overlooked, or not fully appreciated within the framework of American landscape history, global ethno-botanical viewpoints, and contemporary environmental writing.

This one-day symposium brings together a cadre of horticulturalists, historians, beautification advocates, and plantspeople to celebrate the contributions made by these gardening innovators and modern-day practitioners, while further educating and enlightening the public and future generations of plant lovers.

Saturday, March 29, 2025

9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Venue: Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC

This event will also be live-streamed.

Free; preregistration required. 

PRE-SYMPOSIUM EVENT: Join us at the Hayti Heritage Center on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 6 p.m. for a screening of the documentary film Family Tree, which will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Mavis Gragg, Alton Perry and Tyrone Williams, with Savi Horne moderating.

The African American Legacy in Gardening and Horticulture Symposium explores the unsung historical legacy of African American plantspeople, horticulturalists, residential gardeners, and gardening clubs. These personal narratives and generational gardening practices have all too often been ignored, overlooked, or not fully appreciated within the framework of American landscape history, global ethno-botanical viewpoints, and contemporary environmental writing.

This one-day symposium brings together a cadre of horticulturalists, historians, beautification advocates, and plantspeople to celebrate the contributions made by these gardening innovators and modern-day practitioners, while further educating and enlightening the public and future generations of plant lovers.

More about Hayti Heritage Center
The St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Inc. (SJHF) founded in 1975, is deeply rooted in the historic Hayti community of Durham, North Carolina. The once thriving business and residential district was dubbed “Black Wall Street” by Booker T. Washington. The Hayti Heritage Center opened in 1975 under the management of the SJHF. The Center is a cultural enrichment and arts education facility that promotes cultural understanding through diverse events, activities and programs that preserve the heritage and embrace the experiences of Americans of African descent.
When & Where
Mar 29, 2025, 9:30am to 4:30pm Timezone: EDT
Free


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