A Quest to Thrive: Economics of Slavery & Portsmouth’s Early Black Community

You might remember that ten years ago the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire honored some local friends who had participated in the 1963 March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his most famous speech. This year will be the 60th anniversary of that historic event, so the Black Heritage Trail has planned another very special program to honor those who came before us and those among us who continue to march for justice. The event includes a silent community…

Sankofa Tour Guide: Erika Varga, Lillian Buckley, Wanda Dorlean, or Meghan Dunn This tour describes how African residents of a northern port town used their own traditions of resilience and mutual aid to establish one of Maine's earliest African American communities. You will hear stories of Black people living here during colonial slavery times through the modern era, a history often ignored and rarely identified with the heritage of northern New England. Meeting place: Wallingford Square downtown Kittery.