In To Free a Family, Professor Sydney Nathans uses an extraordinary collection of letters and diaries to tell the story of Mary Walker, who fled her owner for refuge in the north in 1848, and who spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her family. A book signing will follow the program
“The DC Jazz Jam is a wonderful opportunity for jazz lovers to join together and celebrate this great American art form. Musicians and appreciators young and old alike come out to Dahlak to listen, create and improve. It’s a great, friendly atmosphere."