Black History in CT

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EVENT DESCRIPTION

Take a virtual tour of items from the Connecticut Museum of Culture & History representing a spectrum of the Black experience in Connecticut.  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. Browse through the photo album of a Hollywood actress who became a champion of labor rights for black entertainer. Marvel at the gorgeous costumes created by CTs West Indian community for their annual MAS celebration and see artifacts documenting the Civil Rights movement in our state.

EVENT CONTACT

Aza Mosley

azamosley@gmail.com