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Located at 223 Water Street, Exeter, NH Exeter had the highest percentage of Black residents in NH in the first US census, at nearly 5%. Close to a dozen Black Revolutionary War veterans made Exeter their home upon their return from the War. They raised families and are a strong presence for nearly 60 years. They veterans got their military pensions in the building that is not the American Independence Museum. Black citizens attended integrated schools. One of these citizens, James…

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Located at 15 Laban Ainsworth Way, Jaffrey, NH 03452   Marker honors Amos Fortune. Amos Fortune (c.1710-1801) was a prominent tanner, bookbinder, and philanthropist who bought his freedom in colonial New England as an African-American man. In 1781, Amos and his family relocated to Jaffrey, New Hampshire, where Amos established a prosperous tannery. Upon his death in 1801, he bequeathed $233 to the town of Jaffrey for educational programs, and $100 to the church to purchase “a handsome gift,” making…

  Located at Holman Stadium, 67 Amherst St, Nashua   Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella, and Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Don Newcombe were signed to play with the Nashua Dodgers in 1946 when Jackie Robinson was playing with the Dodgers AAA team in Montreal. While Robinson was busy making headlines in Montreal, Newcombe, and Campanella were making history themselves playing for Nashua of the Class B New England League. The duo made the Nashua Dodgers the first integrated affiliated…

Located at Pine Hill Cemetery, 131 Central Ave, Dover   Nellie Brown Mitchell  was a successful Black soprano concert singer, music educator, inventor, and activist. She was a native of Dover. Her brother, Edward Everett Brown was a lawyer and civil rights activist. He was born in Dover.   Press Release