Fifty years ago, Black Panthers Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale were on trial for their lives in New Haven. In this virtual talk, Dr. Yohuru Williams will look at how the Black Panthers Trials fit into the larger story of civil rights in the Elm City.
Fifty years ago, Black Panthers Ericka Huggins and Bobby Seale were on trial for their lives in New Haven. In this virtual talk, Dr. Yohuru Williams will look at how the Black Panthers Trials fit into the larger story of civil rights in the Elm City.
Join CMCH and our guest Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, to learn about baseball and civil rights.
Join CMCH and our guest Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, to learn about baseball and civil rights.
Journey through our collection to find objects that tell the stories of Black Connecticans, both ordinary and extraordinary, from the 1600s to today.
Journey through our collection to find objects that tell the stories of Black Connecticans, both ordinary and extraordinary, from the 1600s to today.
This program offers a virtual tour of items from our collection representing a spectrum of the Black experience in CT. You’ll learn about a Harlem Renaissance writer, Ann Petry, who carefully preserved artifacts chronicling the black community of Saybrook. Examine daguerreotypes by Augustus Washington, who abandoned a successful Hartford photography business to build a new nation in Africa.
This month we discuss “Recitatif," Toni Morrison's only short story
Thank you for joining us as this event! In case you missed it, watch full coverage of the panel below, provided by Connecticut Public. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Waw8sdXk7A&t=7s A panel of experts talks...
Join us for this virtual presentation, as Amy Godine traces this Adirondack story back to two key players that have Connecticut roots: Lyman Eppes and John Brown.
Join us for this virtual presentation, as Bryan discusses how self-publishers created and sold their books and highlights the stories of two New England self-publishers, including Hartford’s own James Mars.
Join us for this virtual presentation, as Dr. Eric Totten, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, will discuss the eclectic experiences of the Connecticut Yankees in and around the Ancient City during the American Civil War.
