Historians Rebecca Courser and Lynn Clark will take us on a journey in Warner, NH that commemorates and makes visible the town’s Black community dating back to the 1700s. Meeting Place: The corner of Main Street and Kearsarge Mountain Road. Sankofa Tour Guides: Rebecca Courser & Lynn Clark
Colonial Portsmouth newspapers testify to local involvement in the slave trade, runaway freedom-seekers, abolitionists, and anti-abolitionist activities, followed by conflicting opinions of the Civil War. In the 20th century, the legacy of that early history was reflected locally in newspaper reports of the struggles to end de facto segregation in housing, employment, and public places. This tour includes many of those historic landmarks from the early seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Sankofa Scholar & Tour Guide: Nur Shoop
Soldiers of African descent – enslaved and freed - fought against tyranny alongside colonial patriots who called themselves the Portsmouth Sons of Liberty. It was a fight that did not guarantee freedom for enslaved soldiers. Some who were sent to war by their enslavers received a bounty that, in turn, could be used to buy their freedom. Others were self-emancipated volunteers with the British. This tour of 18th-century Portsmouth is offered from the perspective of Black men who served New…
Despite many obstacles, Black men and women — both enslaved and free — met, nurtured relationships, married, and built families. Learn about obstacles and how they were overcome. True stories about these families describe how Portsmouth’s community of African people and their descendants claimed their place as Americans. Sankofa Scholar & Tour Guide: Dan Comly
Colonial Portsmouth newspapers testify to local involvement in the slave trade, runaway freedom-seekers, abolitionists, and anti-abolitionist activities, followed by conflicting opinions of the Civil War. In the 20th century, the legacy of that early history was reflected locally in newspaper reports of the struggles to end de facto segregation in housing, employment, and public places. This tour includes many of those historic landmarks from the early seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Sankofa Scholar & Tour Guide: Nur Shoop
Can you imagine the hustle and bustle of a prosperous colonial seaport town? This interactive tour invites you to discover the world of past and present Portsmouth from the perspective of African-born and next generations of African American women. Learn how, in spite of enslavement and burdens of racial discrimination, these pioneers of change fought for justice and freedom, defied a sitting United States president, and educated generations of children. Hear the stories and celebrate the resilience, versatility, and courage…
Colonial Portsmouth newspapers testify to local involvement in the slave trade, runaway freedom-seekers, abolitionists, and anti-abolitionist activities, followed by conflicting opinions of the Civil War. In the 20th century, the legacy of that early history was reflected locally in newspaper reports of the struggles to end de facto segregation in housing, employment, and public places. This tour includes many of those historic landmarks from the early seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Sankofa Scholar & Tour Guide: Nur Shoop
