The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the New Bedford Historical Society are partnered to commemorate four hundred years of perseverance as the first Africans were brought to this country in 1619. The program involved poetry and spirituals performed by Poet Everett Hoagland and Candida Rose and poetry workshops by Iva Britto.
Nearly 40 people squeezed in a room inside the building that once held the meetings of Quakers during the 19th century.
The $190,000 project, to be funded by the New Bedford Historical Society, is meant to create a small park with the mission of telling the story of abolitionists who once lived in the neighborhood.
Read about landscape designer, Barbara Connolly’s, work on Abolitionist Row Park
New Bedford Creates Historical Storytelling Garden
Abolition Row Park revitalizes public greenspace to teach residents about City’s history
“Global Voices for Social Justice / Art as Activism,” the current exhibition at the New Bedford Art Museum / ArtWorks! (co-sponsored by the New Bedford Historical Society) offers a broad window into the power of images, as seen through political posters, buttons and comic books, as well as the enduring historical import of archival photojournalism. Click For Full Story
At a ribboncutting Thursday, CEC officially designated its Westport project as The Cuff Slocum Community Solar Farm, named for a freed slave named Cuff Slocum who owned a home and farmland on the property. Lee Blake, president of the New Bedford Historical Society and a descendant of Cuff Slocum, joined state and local officials to celebrate the designation. Click For Full Story
Poetry, music, artwork create stirring civil rights event – Read Article
