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African American History Sites and Resources in New England
In addition to sources named here, most New England college and university Africana studies departments offer online resource lists and links to other Web sites. For museums, historic sites, tours, and similar venues, remember to call ahead to confirm schedules and hours of operation.
Connecticut
Prudence Crandall Museum
1 South Canterbury Road
Canterbury, CT
860-546-7800
Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition
MacMillan Center, Yale University
Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave.
New Haven, CT
203-432-3339
Slavery & Freedom in New England
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Complicity: A Special Issue of Northeast Magazine Hartford Courant
Beyond Complicity: A Special Issue of Northeast Magazine
Hartford Courant
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main St.
Waterbury, CT
203-753-0381
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
77 Forest St.
Hartford, CT
860-522-9258
Freedom Schooner Amistad
746 Chapel St. #300
New Haven, CT
866-264-7823, 203-495-1839
Exploring Amistad
Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Ave.
Mystic, CT
888.973.2767, 860.572.5315
Connecticut Freedom Trail & Connecticut Underground Railroad
Maine
Voices of Maine: Visible Black History
Portland Freedom Trail
Portland, ME
207-591-9980
Massachusetts
Boston African American National Historic Site & Black Heritage Trail
Boston, MA
617-742-5415
Museum of African American History
46 Joy St.
Boston, MA
617-725-0022
African American Patriots Tour
Freedom Trail Foundation
Boston, MA
617-357-8300
W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research
Harvard University
104 Mt. Auburn St. #3R
Cambridge, MA
617-495-8508
Black History Trail on Nantucket
Whaling Museum
Jct. Broad & South Beach Sts.
Nantucket, MA
508-228-9833
African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard
West Tisbury, MA
Upper Housatonic Valley African American Trail
Great Barrington, MA
413-528-3391
W.E.B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite
Church St.
Great Barrington, MA
Du Bois Central
University of Massachusetts/Amherst
New Hampshire
Hannah Davis/Amos Fortune Historical Marker
Old Burying Ground
Route 124
Jaffrey Center, NH
Amos Fortune Homestead
Amos Fortune Road (off Route 137)
Jaffrey, NH
Amos Fortune Forum
Jaffrey Center, NH
Harriet E. Wilson Memorial
Bicentennial Park
Milford, NH
Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail
Portsmouth, NH
Black Portsmouth
by Mark Samons and Valerie Cunningham
Seacoast African American Cultural Center
135 Daniel St.
Portsmouth, NH
603-436-6027
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society & Creative Survival Exhibit
65 Weybosset St., Arcade #29
Providence, RI
401-751-3490
Brown University Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice
Providence, RI
Voyage of the Slave Ship Sally
Brown University
Providence, RI
Vermont
Rokeby Museum
& Underground Railroad Site
4334 Route 7
Ferrisburgh, VT
802.877.3406
African American Experience in Vermont
Vermont Public Radio
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