Organizations Filed Purposes:
PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF MITCHELVILLE AND PRESERVING A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITE, TO REVEAL AN AMERICAN STORY OF FORMER SLAVES WHO CREATED A CULTURE OF SACRIFICE, RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE IN A QUEST TO DEFINE AN INCLUSIVE FREEDOM
JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST KNOWN CELEBRATION TO RECOGNIZE THE END OF SLAVERY. IT WAS ON JUNE 19, 1865, WHEN UNION OFFICER MAJOR GENERAL GORDON GRANGER ARRIVED AT GALVESTON, TEXAS WITH NEWS THAT THE WAR HAD ENDED AND ALL SLAVES WERE NOW FREE. MPP HOSTS ITS ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IN HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK. THIS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE PARK AND FEATURES STAGE PERFORMANCES AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING THAT GIVES VISITORS A UNIQUE LOOK AT HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE. IT PROMOTES AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, HISTORY, AND EDUCATION FEATURING TRADITIONAL MUSIC, ART, CRAFTS, FOOD AND LIVE PERFORMANCES.
ARCHEOLOGY AT MITCHELVILLE EXHIBITION: IN THE FALL OF 1862, MAJOR GENERAL ORNSBY MITCHEL, COMMANDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH AT HILTON HEAD ISLAND, ORDERED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FREEDMENS TOWN TO SERVE AS A NEW HOME FOR THOUSANDS OF FORMER SLAVES WHO FLOCKED TO THE ISLAND AFTER IT FELL TO UNION FORCES IN NOVEMBER 1861. MITCHELVILLE WAS MORE THAN A REFUGEE CAMP. THE TOWNS NEW RESIDENTS BUILT THEIR OWN HOMES WITH MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE UNION ARMY. THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT, ENFORCING TOWN ORDINANCES, ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS, AND ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 15 ATTENDED REGULARLY. MITCHELVILLE PROVED THAT FREED MEN AND WOMEN COULD GOVERN, SUSTAIN, AND EDUCATE THEMSELVES. ARCHAEOLOGY AT MITCHELVILLE WILL DISPLAY EXCAVATED FINDINGS FROM THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE DIG LEAD BY BROCKINGTON AND ASSOCIATES. THE DIG UNCOVERED REMNANTS OF OLD HOMES, WELLS AND GARBAGE PITS, AND RECOVERED MORE THAN 20,000 ARTIFACTS.
HOLIDAY EVENT: COMMUNITY EVENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH ENTERTAINMENT AND REFRESHMENTS NEAR THE BIG OAK TREE IN HISTORIC MITCHELVILLE FREEDOM PARK
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ahmad Ward | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Thomas C Barnwell Jr | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS | 2 | $0 |
| Gloria Holmes | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Melody Irvin | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Shirley Peterson | CHAIRPERSON | 13 | $0 |
| Charles Curl | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 5 | $0 |
| Patricia Montgomery | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Herbert Ford | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Lola Campbell | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Didi Summers | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Brent Morris | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Kirsten Hotchkiss | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Margot Brown | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James L Berndt | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Helen Baker | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ochieng Ubri Campbell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Bogguess | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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