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Sankofa Walking Tour: Meet Jack Stains, a “Black Jack” in Historic Old Portsmouth: A Living History Tour

Name: Sankofa Walking Tour: Meet Jack Stains, a “Black Jack” in Historic Old Portsmouth: A Living History Tour
Start: 2018-07-28T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2018-07-28T15:30:00-04:00
Location: The Old Meetinghouse

July 28, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

$20

Tour Guide & Sankofa Scholar: Kevin Wade Mitchel as Jack Staines
black jack
Seafaring was one of the most significant occupations among both enslaved and free Black men between 1740 and 1865. Black seamen sailed on whalers, warships, and privateers. Some were enslaved and forced to work at sea, but by 1800 most seamen were free to seek adventure and economic opportunity aboard ship. On this tour you will meet Jack Staines, husband to Ona Judge Staines, the President and Martha Washington’s escaped slave, and experience Portsmouth through the life of one of its Black seamen.
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Details

Date:: July 28, 2018
Time:: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Cost:: $20

Venue

: The Old Meetinghouse
: 280 Marcy St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801 + Google Map
Phone: 617-539-6886
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Organizer

: Black Heritage Trail of NH
Phone: 603-570-8469
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