Traveling Tea Talks | Saturday, August 22 | 4:00 PM | North Church, Canaan, NH

The Black preacher has long held a sacred and central role in African American public speech. Beyond their role as religious leaders, preachers have historically served as political voices, cultural transmitters, community organizers, and skilled rhetoricians. This dialogue explores how the pulpit evolved into both a sanctuary and a platform for liberation, influencing the moral and political discourse within communities.

This conversation will take place in the church where renowned abolitionist, scholar, and Pan-African visionary Alexander Crummell once preached. Crummell founded the first independent Black Episcopal church in Washington, D.C., and was a former student of Noyes Academy—New Hampshire’s first integrated and coeducational school, established in 1835.

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