New London’s Unpopular Abolitionists
Suggested donation of $5 per person.
Sun., Sept. 16, 2 – 4 pm
The Joshua Hempsted House tells powerful stories of slavery, resistance, freedom, & courage. Learn about the Hempstead sisters who were abolitionists & artists. Martha Hempstead was a published poet & student at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. She wrote poems about the antislavery cause & supported herself with sales of her sea moss works. Mary Hempstead was a writer & artist, writing powerful letters about abolition & illustrating children’s books. Learn how these women found comfort & inspiration from other women at a time when their ideas were quite unpopular.
Walking Tour: Ye Antientist Burial Ground – The African American Connection
$10 per person
Sat., Sept. 29, 2 – 3:30 pm
Walking tour of one of New England’s earliest graveyards, with a special focus on those of African descent who are buried there. Meet your guides Sally Ryan & Jean Jordan of the New London NAACP at the burying ground at the top of Hempstead Street. Attendees are invited to volunteer with the CT Historic Cemetery to tidy the cemetery after the tour. Registration recommended at 860.443.7949 orhempsted@ctlandmarks.org.
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