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Crowd fills New Bedford s Abolition Row Park to celebrate its debut

New Bedford Historical Society hosts the opening of Abolition Row Park and the unveiling of the commissioned monument of Frederick Douglass.

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Abolition Row Park ribbon-cutting in New Bedford June 23

There will be a ribbon-cutting to celebrate Abolition Row Park s opening on Seventh Street Friday, June 23, at 1 p.m.

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Juneteenth on the Island - The Martha s Vineyard Times

Juneteenth is America’s second Independence Day, and commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Though President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops came to Galveston, Texas, to inform the community that enslaved people were free. The […]

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New Bedford native and Black artist Anthony Barboza returns May 6

Returning to his childhood city, New Bedford Historical Society and the New Bedford Art Museum will host star photographer Anthony Barboza on May 6.

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Woman s Day in New Bedford honors 50 years of hard working females

On Women s Day, the First Unitarian Church honored the past 50 years of women as well as local activist and historical society president Lee Blake.

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