The Fight for Freedom at L'Ouverture Hospital
Image courtesy of Lee-Fendall House Museum
Join historian Amanda Roper on Friday, March 25 at 6:00 p.m. for her talk "The Fight for Freedom at L'Ouverture Hospital." During the Civil War, L'Ouverture Hospital was established to treat soldiers of the United States Colored Troops as well as African American civilians who had liberated themselves from slavery. Learn the inspiring stories of those who both worked and were treated in the hospital and their individual and collective fight for freedom. Due to limited space, advance registration is required and is $5 per person.
This talk is the last in a series of lectures hosted by the Lee-Fendall House Museum in March which will explore different aspects of the Civil War and its impact on Alexandria, Virginia.
Amanda Roper is currently Manager of Interpretation at the Lee-Fendall House Museum in Alexandria, Virginia. Amanda’s work as a public historian is driven by a belief in history’s relevance and the power it has to shape us as individuals, communities, and as a nation. Over the past decade, Amanda has helped to interpret a more inclusive American narrative at places like McLeod Plantation Historic Site, the National Mall, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She holds a degree in history from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.
