Julia Sues For Freedom | Ball Sellers House

A play, "Julia Sues For Freedom" was staged at the Ball-Sellers House in the Glencarlyn neighborhood of Arlington,Virginia. This play, put on by the Guillotine Theatre tells the true story of Julia Roberts' successful 1842 petition in court to insure her freedom from enslaverment, in a case that went to the Supreme Court. Julia was a resident of what is today Arlington County. 

The drama was co-sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington.

The actors were: Julia Roberts- by Lisa Hill Corley; Judge William Cranch by Sean Denniston; Attorney Robert Brent by Ricardo Frederick Evans; and Attorney Christopher Neale by Ken Jackson

Additional information is  here. 

Stumbling Stones unveiling | Ball-Sellers House, Arlington VA.

At the oldest building in Arlington, VA, Glencarlyn's Ball-Sellers House, there was a solemn and powerful gathering honoring the three enslaved people who had lived in bondage there in the 18th and 19th century. These three "Stumbling Stones" were dedicated by the Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington.

A large contingent of our community leaders and members were on hand to witness, honor, and reflect.

The stumbling stones were inspired by the "Stolpersteine" that have been placed in Germany honoring and marking victims of the Nazi-era Holocaust.

Say the names. Remember.