Name: Abolitionists of Noyes Academy – Virtual Program
Start: 2022-02-22T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2022-02-22T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Virtual

In 1835, abolitionists opened one of the nation’s first integrated schools in Canaan, NH, attracting eager African-American students from as far away as Boston, Providence, and New York City. Outraged community leaders responded by raising a mob that dragged the academy building off its foundation and ran the African-American students out of town. New Hampshire’s first experiment in educational equality was brief, but it helped launch the public careers of a trio of extraordinary African-American leaders: Henry Highland Garnet, Alexander Crummell, and Thomas Sipkins Sidney. Dan Billin plumbs the depths of anti-abolitionist sentiment in early nineteenth-century New England, and the courage of three young friends destined for greatness.

Presented with support from the Elizabeth Sweet Dunlap Fund.

To register, email mary.king@plainfieldlibraries.org

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Tue, 02/22/2022 – 6:30pm

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Abolitionists of Noyes Academy – Virtual Program

Feb 22, 2022 @6:30 pm

Abolitionists of Noyes Academy

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Abolitionists of Noyes Academy – Virtual Program

Feb 22, 2022 @6:30 pm

Abolitionists of Noyes Academy

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