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Call For Posters Global Voices For Social Justice: An Art As Activism Exhibit

Call for Posters Global Voices for Social Justice: Art as Activism Exhibit Co-sponsors, New Bedford Historical Society and New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks September 30 – November 18, 2016 Like many communities, New Bedford has a rich history of political protests and calls for action rooted in a legacy of inequality and social and economic injustice. From […]

Juneteenth16

A Family Celebration of Freedom & Diversity Saturday June 18, 2-5pm FREE

Frederick Douglass Community Read-A-Thon

New Bedford Historical Society Invites You To The 16th Frederick Douglass Community Read-A-Thon Sunday February 21, 2016 2-6pm At First Unitarian Church New Bedford 71 Eighth Street, Downtown New Bedford 02740

SouthCoast civil rights trailblazers honored by local NAACP, Historical Society

SouthCoast civil rights leaders honored March 21, 2015 NEW BEDFORD — The Waypoint Conference Center on the waterfront was full to capacity Saturday for a breakfast awards banquet by the local chapter of the NAACP and by the New Bedford Historical Society, with a sense of concern and urgency hanging over the proceedings. This is […]

54th Regiment mural takes its place among city’s historical offerings

By Steve Urbon Jul 22, 2015 at 12:19 PM NEW BEDFORD — The famed African-American Massachusetts 54th Regiment is more fully rooted in the narrative of New Bedford’s storied past, thanks to a mural depicting the regiment’s recruiting days in the Civil War. About 200 people turned out Saturday in the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer […]

NBHS Fish & Chicken Fry!

Join us for this ‘Friend’raiser! Saturday, October 17th, 1-4pm Elks Club Carney Lodge Mill & Cottage Streets 10$ Each