THOSE BEFORE US: BUTTON FARM

NARRATION BY Aidaa Peerzada, Rodney Earl Jackson Jr.
CO-PRODUCTION WITH Rebis

DATE June 25, 2022 at 2PM ET
LOCATION Button Farm Living History Center, Germantown, Maryland

An audio-driven immersive exploration of the Underground Railroad.

Audiences joined us as we explore the personal memories of a freedom seeker on the Underground Railroad through song, story, and movement at Button Farm Living History Center.

Those Before Us: Button Farm explores the story of a freedom seeker traveling on the Underground Railroad, bringing distant memories to life through site-specific performance, song, and movement at the historic Button Farm Living History Center.

Featuring performances by local artist Baakari Wilder and members of Washington Revels Jubilee Voices.

Following the performance, audience members are invited to participate in a workshop with the Inheritance Project to connect themes from the Underground Railroad to their personal history with the history of Montgomery County.