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Saturday, October 4, 2008  Sheffield
TRACES OF THE TRADE: Massachusetts and the Economy of Slavery
In commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade,
screenings of Katrina Browne's documentary Traces of the Trade,
followed by discussion of the business of slavery and 
the Massachusetts economy prior to the Civil War
Visit www.masshumanities.org 

Saturday/Sunday, October 18/19, 2008   
Celebrate 138th anniversary of Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church
and its inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places
Saturday October 18 at 3:00 PM: Gospel Fest and Pantry Food Collection
Sunday, October 19 at 4:00 PM: Dedication Ceremony
9 Elm Court, Great Barrington
Contact: Wray Gunn, 413-229-2668, wraygunn@msn.com

Second Tuesday, Monthly, 2008 6:00 PM
Reading History: African-American Women in Words
A reading and discussion group
Sponsored by Ashley House Property Committee, The Trustees of Reservations
Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield
Contact Barbara Dowling 413-298-8146  bdowling@ttor.org 

W E B and Nina Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson at the Homesite 1928 W E B and Shirley Graham Du Bois at the Homesite Artist rendering of the House of the Black Burghardts Installation of National Landmark Plaque 1980

W. E. B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite (House of the Black Burghardts) and the W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Committee

Photos: Special Collections and Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Don Victor.

 

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