Black History in Connecticut: Artifacts from the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History-Wednesday, February 4 at 6:30 p.m. (Zoom)

In this program, we’ll take you on a tour of items from the collection of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, representing a spectrum of the Black experience in CT. You’ll learn about a Harlem Renaissance writer, Ann Petry, who carefully preserved artifacts chronicling the black community of Saybrook. Examine daguerreotypes by Augustus Washington, who abandoned a successful Hartford photography business to build a new nation in Africa. Browse through the photo album of a Hollywood actress who became a champion of labor rights for black entertainers. Marvel at the gorgeous costumes created by CT’s West Indian community for their annual MAS celebration, and see artifacts documenting the Civil Rights movement in our state.

Enjoy this program from the comfort of home over Zoom! This program is free and open to everyone! To learn more and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Cynthia Gwiazda, Community Services Librarian at: cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org.