Thirst for Freedom: From NH’s Slave Trade to Its Civil Rights Movement

Milford Marker Unveiling Honoring Harriet E. Wilson

The Nehemiah Hayward Homestead 19 Maple Street, Milford, NH, United States

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025 Time: 10 AM Location: The Nehemiah Hayward Homestead, 19 Maple Street, Milford, NH Free and open to the public. More details to come.

Frederick Douglass Statewide Readings 2025

"What to the Slave is your Fourth of July?" Saturday, June 28, 2025 | Noon | Various Towns Across New Hampshire  On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and heroic orator for liberty, delivered one of his most famous speeches in which he asked, “What to the slave is your Fourth of July?” In addressing an Independence Day observance in Rochester, New York, his speech was a blistering indictment of an American idealism that ignored and accepted the inhuman…

Manchester, NH Expanded Tea Talk: The Art of War

Millyard Museum 200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH, United States

The Great Migration: Military Service and the Shaping of a Diversifier New Hampshire  September 7, 2025 | 2 PM | Millyard Museum In The Art of War, Sun Tzu highlights the importance of using terrain to one's advantage. For African Americans, navigating the U.S. political and social landscape often required knowing when and where to engage. Many viewed military service as a means of achieving social mobility, financial security, and proving their patriotism. This panel will examine the integration of military…

Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire promotes awareness and appreciation of African American history and life in order to build more inclusive communities today.

Contact Info

Mail: 222 Court Street, Portsmouth NH 03801
Phone: 603-570-8469
Email: info@blackheritagetrailnh.org
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M - F 10 - 4 pm

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