On Saturday, the new holiday was celebrated at Alethia Tanner Park in D.C.'s NoMa neighborhood to recognize Tanner, who bought freedom for herself and dozens of others.
Born about 1785, Alethia “Lethe” Browning Tanner grew up enslaved with her two sisters on a plantation near the Patuxent River in Maryland. Tanner’s older sister, Sophia Browning Bell, kept a small garden where she grew vegetables that she would sell at markets in Alexandria and the District.
Jasper said the foundation presented the D.C. Council with a vision of a park and issued a call for names from community members. The community, she said, rallied around using Tanner’s name.In March 2019, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie introduced legislation to name the park “Alethia Tanner Park,” and the council later passed the legislation.
“When people look back on Alethia Tanner Park 100 years from now, they’ll get a glimpse into what we value,” Hunter said. “If you look at her values, they’re not just inspiration, they’re aspirational, and it’s about putting our mark on society and what we value.”
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