Connecticut & Color: Little Known Stories of the Black Experience in Connecticut

with John Mills, Historian, Genealogist, President & Founder of the Alex Breanne Corporation

Individual Lecture ticket $10 (Members 10% discount)

Five Lecture Series ticket $45 (Members 10% discount)

During this presentation, Mills will discuss how his own family history of enslavement impacted him and spurred him to pursue research into other historically enslaved individuals in Connecticut. Mills will reflect on how narratives of the enslaved are presented today, as well as his involvement in recent community projects to acknowledge past injustices and honor the contributions of the enslaved.

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This exhibition is made possible with the generous support of CT Humanities, HSB, Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, as well as donors to the Exhibition Fund and the Annual Fund. Media sponsor: WSHU Public Radio.

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