About This Event
On Thursday, October 1, at 7:00 pm, the Lexington History Museum, Blue Grass Community Foundation and the Lexington Justice and Legacy Alliance invite you to join community members, leaders, and partners to dedicate the soil collected at the June 20th EJI marker installation ceremony honoring the life and legacy of Robert Charles O'Hara Benjamin.
Immediately following the brief dedication ceremony, we are proud to present a staged reading of, "Benjamin's Victory," an original audio drama from Michele Tyrene Johnson, probes the life of RCO Benjamin, a black intellectual, lawyer, journalist, and activist whose legacy and contribution to civil rights still resonates to this day.
A light reception sponsored by The Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies will round out the evening.
R.C.O. Benjamin was a lawyer, journalist, poet, minster, educator, and tireless advocate for Black voting rights. During his time in Lexington, he used his voice, legal training, and leadership to challenge racial injustice and defend the rights of Black citizens to fully participate in civic life. In 1900, he was murdered in Lexington because of his advocacy.
About This Event
On Thursday, October 1, at 7:00 pm, the Lexington History Museum, Blue Grass Community Foundation and the Lexington Justice and Legacy Alliance invite you to join community members, leaders, and partners to dedicate the soil collected at the June 20th EJI marker installation ceremony honoring the life and legacy of Robert Charles O'Hara Benjamin.
Immediately following the brief dedication ceremony, we are proud to present a staged reading of, "Benjamin's Victory," an original audio drama from Michele Tyrene Johnson, probes the life of RCO Benjamin, a black intellectual, lawyer, journalist, and activist whose legacy and contribution to civil rights still resonates to this day.
A light reception sponsored by The Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies will round out the evening.
R.C.O. Benjamin was a lawyer, journalist, poet, minster, educator, and tireless advocate for Black voting rights. During his time in Lexington, he used his voice, legal training, and leadership to challenge racial injustice and defend the rights of Black citizens to fully participate in civic life. In 1900, he was murdered in Lexington because of his advocacy.