Hays Public Library

In honor of Black History Month, the library will be hosting a program called “The Nicodemus Connection to a Vice President” on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 3:30 p.m.

The presentation explores the lives of two former slaves who worked for Vice President Richard Johnson prior to homesteading as free men in Nicodemus.

Nicodemus resident and historian Angela Bates will deliver the presentation. This program will be held in the Schmidt Gallery and is free to the public.