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Freedman's Farm tour and Confederate Camp Site walking tour, tomorrow, 2 p.m., James Madison's Montpelier, 11395 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station. Tour the Gilmore Farm, followed by a walking tour of the Confederate winter encampment site. 540/672-2728, ext. 441.

Freedom Alley Trolley Tour, tomorrow, 2-4 p.m., Fredericksburg Visitors Center, 706 Caroline St.. Hear the history of slavery in Fredericksburg at sites that played an important role in the lives and trading of slaves. Sponsored by Germanna Community College. Cost is $15. Registration: 540/891-3012. Details: Germanna.edu.

"John Brown," Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., University of Mary Washington, Dodd Auditorium. Paul Finkelman, professor of law and public policy at Albany Law School and author of "Slavery and the Founders," will be the speaker. Free. 540/654-1055. Ardiena Ann Tromley Family Storytelling Series, Wednesday, Feb. 25; 4:30 p.m., Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St., Fredericksburg; 7:30 p.m., Porter Library, 2001 Parkway Blvd., Stafford. Dylan Pritchett will entertain with African and African-American folktales and music. For school-age children and adults at headquarters; for teens and adults at Porter Branch. Free. 540/ 372-1144. "We Pause, To Celebrate," celebration of the desegregation of Stafford County Schools and the 100th anniversary of the NAACP, Saturday, Feb. 28, 11 a.m., T Alvin York Bandy Facility (Stafford County School Board), 31 Stafford Ave, Stafford. Two black sisters who entered the all-white Stafford Elementary School on Sept., 5, 1961, along with the PTA official who escorted them will be honored. The event is sponsored by the Stafford branch of the NAACP. For details, visit staffordnaacp.org or contact Frank White at 540/371-0366 or e-mail
Email: fmwhit@cox.net. Ninth Annual Quantico Black History Month Dinner, Saturday, Feb. 28, Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway. Jesse Jackson Jr. will be guest speaker, plus vendors and a silent auction. Social hour, 5 p.m.; dinner, 6:15 p.m. Semiformal attire. Cost is $55; under age 10, $25. 540/548-1203; quantico bhmcommittee.com.