Anniston Star - Slideshow Black Heritage Festival at Longleaf Botanical Garden

Anniston High School senior Ja-kelli Elston recites her poem during the festival. Anniston Museum's 33rd annual Black History Festival was held Saturday at Longleaf Botanical Gardens. The theme for this year's event was Spoken Word, Healing Word: The Power of Poetry. (Photo by Trent Penny)

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