“Behind the Big House,” a program that explores former slave dwellings, will be presented at Lakeport Plantation at Lake Village from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, and 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29.
Preserve Arkansas, in partnership with the Arkansas Humanities Council, Arkansas State University Heritage Sites, Black History Commission of Arkansas, and Lakeport Plantation will present the program.
“The Behind the Big House program moves beyond the ‘Big Houses,’ or stately historic homes, to explore extant slave dwellings and interpret the experiences of the enslaved people who inhabited them,” a spokesman said in a news release. “This workshop will include live historical interpretations and lectures to highlight the important contributions African Americans made to Arkansas’s history and provide a broad understanding of the importance of slave dwellings and their role in heritage tourism.”
This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Registration is free, but space is limited. Register at www.preservearkansas.org by April 14. Registration does not include lunch. An optional box lunch may be pre-ordered for $12.
Details: Preserve Arkansas, info@preservearkansas.org or www.preservearkansas.org or call 501-372-4757.