Everyone is Welcome

Interracial Conversations of the Northern Neck gathers on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 6749 Jessie Dupont Memorial Highway, Heathsville, Virginia 22473, 5:30-7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome!

For inquiries, please contact us at Ldshivers@aol.com. Interracial Conversations of the Northern Neck is an all-volunteer organization and we will respond as quickly as possible.

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Upcoming Event

  • The Stewart Sisters v. Steamer Sue - Historical Highway Marker Dedication

    Saturday, 10/4/2025

    You are cordially invited to attend the dedication of a historic highway marker for the Stewart Sisters v. The Steamer Sue on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 12 Noon. The dedication will take place at New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 3695 Kings Mill Road, Kinsale, VA 22488. The marker unveiling will follow at the marker site on Route 202, just east of NWP Oil. In 1884, sisters Martha and Winnie Stewart, Mary Johnson, and Lucy Jones were denied first class quarters because of their race when traveling on the steamship Sue from Baltimore to visit family in Westmoreland County. The sisters sued in federal court and were awarded $100 each. This case provided the impetus for the formation of one of the country’s first civil rights organizations, the United Mutual Brotherhood of Liberty, a forerunner of the NAACP. Please share this information broadly, inviting your family and friends to take part in this commemoration of a previously little-known aspect of our history. Feel free to call 804-651-8753 or email mpaaghs.va@gmail.com should you have questions.

    Please join us at twelve noon, Saturday October 4, 2025 at New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 3695 Kings Mill Road, Kinsale, VA 22488. All are welcome!