The fight against the erasure of John B Russwurm – The Bowdoin Orient
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Telling The Black History Stories of Jamaicans Around The World
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What do an agricultural inventor, a visionary sculptor and grocery-turned-bookstore owner have in common?
They re all Black New Englanders who you probably don t know much about – but definitely should.
Here are 10 individuals stories to learn during Black History Month.
Who helped organize the National Federation of Afro-American Women?
Ruffin is later credited with organizing the National Federation of Afro-American Women in 1895. She also convened the first National Conference of the Colored Women of America, which drew attendees to Boston from 14 states.
She was a founding charter member of the NAACP in 1910.
Today, Ruffin is among six influential women depicted in bronze busts at the Mass. State House.
They re all Black New Englanders who you probably don t know much about – but definitely should.
Here are 10 individuals stories to learn during Black History Month.
Who helped organize the National Federation of Afro-American Women?
Ruffin is later credited with organizing the National Federation of Afro-American Women in 1895. She also convened the first National Conference of the Colored Women of America, which drew attendees to Boston from 14 states.
She was a founding charter member of the NAACP in 1910.
Today, Ruffin is among six influential women depicted in bronze busts at the Mass. State House.
Why is Prince Whipple important?
Prince Whipple, an enslaved and later freed man in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, notably fought at the battles of Saratoga and in Delaware during the Revolutionary War. He was one of 20 enslaved men who petitioned the New Hampshire Legislature for freedom in 1779 – a time when literacy was unusual among the enslaved in t