Sankofa Tour: Meet Jack Stains, a “Black Jack” in Historic Old Portsmouth: A Living History Tour
Black Heritage Trail of NH Main Office 222 Court Street, Portsmouth, NH, United StatesPre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Pre-registration is required. Tour Info
Sankofa Tour Guide: Valerie Fagin Can you imagine the hustle and bustle of a prosperous Colonial seaport town? This tour invites you to discover the world of early Portsmouth from the perspective of African American women in America. In spite of enslavement and hardship, these women fought for freedom, defied a sitting president, and educated generations of children. Hear their stories about love of family and community, about faith and struggle, as you walk past now-silent homes built by the…
Sankofa Tour Guide: Daniel Comly At the turn of the 19th century, Black abolitionists are changing public attitudes about slavery and challenging racial bias in the courts. In Portsmouth, never-enslaved and now-freed Black adults share households with not-yet-free elders and children who are owned by their buyers. It is a time of possibilities, hope and fear. True stories about these families will describe how a community of Black Americans were striving to create a life and place in this northern…