Virtual program on NH Black Revolutionary War veterans
Portsmouth Herald
HAMPTON The Lane Memorial Library will present an online event “African American Veterans after the Revolutionary War” on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The virtual event will take place at 7 p.m. via the Zoom app available on most PC and handheld devices. No registration is required. This event is free and open to all.
The presentation will be conducted by Barbara Rimkunas, curator and co-executive director of the Exeter Historical Society.
Rimkunas will discuss the Historical Society’s recent research on African Americans in post-Revolutionary War New Hampshire. This program will illuminate the challenges faced by the Black community through the stories of several notable names such as Revolutionary War hero Jude Hall, and will examine some of the reasons the population declined in the late 19th century.
Racism, Land & The American Farming Landscape
Presenters:
Lydia Clemmons, President of Clemmons Family Farm, VT
Jarrad Nwameme,
Moderator: Meghan Howey, Professor in Anthropology, University of New Hampshire
In 1920, there were 949,889 Black farmers. A century later, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, only 35,470 remained.
This panel will investigate the contributing factors to this enormous land loss including discriminatory practices, such as the denial of USDA loans. and slow handling of civil rights complaints. Presenters will also share the innovative ways Black New England Farmers are reclaiming the land and sowing the seeds of health and empowerment.
Moderator: Dennis Britton, Department of English, University of New Hampshire, NH