Event Details

Admiring the Hush Arbor

Time: 6:30 pm til 8:00 pm

Location: Goodwood Museum and Gardens

Description: Despite the incredible risk, enslaved people in America still resisted any way they could and are worthy of admiration. Join us to hear from local experts and for poetry and traditional music, all framed by a traditional hush arbor.

Hush arbors (hush harbor, brush harbor, brush arbor) were events where slaves would retreat from the plantation in secret to congregate in secluded wooded areas. Through this incredible act of defiance, they practiced a version of Christianity that emphasized equality, retained African traditions, organized resistance, and shared news.

We will start at the front of the main house at Goodwood and move to the meeting area. At this point local experts will give short talks with interludes for music and poetry. Our speakers will be (in no particular order):

- TBA
- Adrianne Sams Walker to discuss what archaeology adds to our understanding of slave resistance.
- Dr. Nashid Madyun (FAMU) to talk about the modern relevance of slave resistance.

Please note:
This program is NOT a religious service.

There is no evidence that a hush arbor ever occurred at Goodwood. This program is not a historical reenactment, it is using the hush arbor as a fram

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FPAN is co-hosting this event.