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Black History Walks Through Longwood Gardens, Other Areas

Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., is one place taking advantage of people being forced to gather outdoors. It's got a Black History Month focus on nature.
The landscape at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa., is still beautiful in the winter.

An upshot of the pandemic is that it's forcing people outdoors, a reality that Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., is taking full advantage of as it focuses on exploring Black history through nature.

is an interactive audio exhibit at Longwood Gardens. At each stop, guests can use their phones to listen to recordings of storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston, explaining Black history as it relates to horticulture. She lectures on the history of Black

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