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

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…

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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