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Mission

To identify, preserve, share and celebrate
our African American heritage in the Upper Housatonic Valley,
through the creation of a heritage trail
and related interpretive materials.

We Support

  • The protection of heritage sites in the area
  • The collection, compilation, and preservation of historical materials
  • Educational initiatives and related curricula
AME Zion Outing
Summer lake outing, 1894-96. Photo by Rev. Chauncey Hatfield of Clinton A. M. E. Zion Church.

 

Contact Us

Email: info@AfricanAmericanTrail.org

A Project of
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

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DuBois Johnson 1928
W.E.B. Du Bois, Nina Gomer Du Bois, and James Weldon Johnson at the Burghardt homesite, 1928.

 

Photo Credit: Above: Gary Leveille Collection, Great Barrington Historical Society; Below: Special Collections and Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst MA