Freedom: The Pressing of the Dunmore Proclamation

Program Type:

Local History

Age Group:

Adults, Family
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will open on October 20, 2025 @ 7:49am.

Event Details

As part of the Poquoson Public Library's series focusing on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Watermen's Museum of Yorktown presents a discussion of Dunmore's 1775 proclamation. 

 

Lord Dunmore has silenced all dissent. He has seized the printing press in Hampton and has used it to print his proclamation offering freedom to any slave or servant of the rebels that would join the British forces. Freedom lost and freedom gained. Join us as we peer into the origins of the Virginia Bill of Rights and explore our shared colonial history.