Hosted by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, this conversation aims to foreground the silenced stories of Indigenous and African experiences on this continent before European contact.
Event | Portsmouth Guided Tour: Thirst for Freedom on 11/6/21
Hosted by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Thirst for Freedom: From NH’s Slave Trade to its Civil Rights Movement Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm Register hereWith Sankofa Scholar & Tour Guide: Nur Shoop Colonial Portsmouth newspapers testify to the local slave trade, runaways, abolitionists and anti-abolitionist activities, followed by conflicting opinions … Continue reading Event | Portsmouth Guided Tour: Thirst for Freedom on 11/6/21
Event | Guided Tour: “A Quest to Thrive: Economics of Slavery & Portsmouth’s Early Black Community”
Hosted by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire Led by Sankofa Scholar & Tour Guide Angela Matthews Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm Register here Institutionalized slavery in Colonial America provided immense wealth and material culture to many European immigrants and their descendants in the Americas, as Portsmouth’s house museums bear witness. This … Continue reading Event | Guided Tour: “A Quest to Thrive: Economics of Slavery & Portsmouth’s Early Black Community”
Workshop | Researching Black History and Genealogy
2021 Finding Our Roots Hosted by the BLACK HERITAGE TRAIL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Register here Thursday, June 17 | 10:00 PM – 2:30 PMVirtual Workshop | Cost $40 Embarking for the first time, or relatively new to researching African American History and Genealogy? This workshop, divided into 4 one-hour sessions, will provide you with the … Continue reading Workshop | Researching Black History and Genealogy
Event | Traces of the Trade: Portsmouth’s Connection to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
A presentation by JerriAnne Boggis, Executive Director, Black Heritage Trial of New Hampshire Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 6:45pm Hosted By Virtual Gundalow Gatherings Register here Institutionalized slavery in Colonial America provided immense wealth and material culture to many European immigrants and their descendants.Portsmouth, like Newport RI, flourished as a shipbuilding city and like Newport, … Continue reading Event | Traces of the Trade: Portsmouth’s Connection to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Event | Traces of the Trade: Portsmouth’s Connection to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade with JerriAnne Boggis on 5/6/21
Hosted by Gundalow Company Thursday, May 6th 2021 @ 6:45pm - 8pm Register here Institutionalized slavery in Colonial America provided immense wealth and material culture to many European immigrants and their descendants. Portsmouth, like Newport RI flourished as a shipbuilding city and like Newport, the town grew wealthy from the trade of kidnapped Africans and … Continue reading Event | Traces of the Trade: Portsmouth’s Connection to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade with JerriAnne Boggis on 5/6/21