The numerous essays by many of the state's leading historians in
African American Connecticut Explored document an array of subjects
beginning from the earliest years of the state's colonization
around 1630 and continuing well into the 20th century. The voice of
Connecticut's African Americans rings clear through topics such as
the Black Governors of Connecticut, nationally prominent black
abolitionists like the reverends Amos Beman and James Pennington,
the African American community's response to the Amistad trial, the
letters of Joseph O. Cross of the 29th Regiment of Colored
Volunteers in the Civil War, and the Civil Rights work of baseball
great Jackie Robinson (a twenty-year resident of Stamford), to name
a few. Insightful introductions to each section explore broader
issues faced by the state's African American residents as they
struggled for full rights as citizens. This book represents the
collaborative effort of Connecticut Explored and the Amistad Center
for Art & Culture, with support from the State Historic
Preservation Office and Connecticut's Freedom Trail. It will be a
valuable guide for anyone interested in this fascinating area of
Connecticut's history. Contributors include Billie M. Anthony,
Christopher Baker, Whitney Bayers, Barbara Beeching, Andra Chantim,
Stacey K. Close, Jessica Colebrook, Christopher Collier, Hildegard
Cummings, Barbara Donahue, Mary M. Donohue, Nancy Finlay, Jessica
A. Gresko, Katherine J. Harris, Charles (Ben) Hawley, Peter Hinks,
Graham Russell Gao Hodges, Eileen Hurst, Dawn Byron Hutchins,
Carolyn B. Ivanoff, Joan Jacobs, Mark H. Jones, Joel Lang, Melonae'
McLean, Wm. Frank Mitchell, Hilary Moss, Cora Murray, Elizabeth J.
Normen, Elisabeth Petry, Cynthia Reik, Ann Y. Smith, John Wood
Sweet, Charles A. Teale Sr., Barbara M. Tucker, Tamara Verrett, Liz
Warner, David O. White, and Yohuru Williams.
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