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African American History Sites and Resources in New England

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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

Mattatuck Museum: Fortune's Story: fortunestory.org/

Mystic Seaport: Black Hands, Blue Seas: mysticseaport.org

Maine

Voices of Maine: Visible Black History

Portland Freedom Trail
Portland, ME
207-591-9980

Maine's Underground Railroad: wabi.tv/news/5660/maines-underground-railroad-part-one
wabi.tv/news/5661/maines-underground-railroad-part-two

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