The Eastville Community Historical Society and Montauk Library Present

Making the Connection:

Amistad Film Screening & Panel Discussion

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025  

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Noon Welcoming

• 12:15 p.m. – Part I Film Start

• 1:45 p.m. – Intermission

• 2:00 p.m. – Part II Film Start

• 3:30 p.m. – Panel Discussion

Location: Montauk Library, 871 Montauk Highway, Montauk, New York

Learn More / Register Here

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The Alliance of HBCU Museums and Galleries visits the ship at Mystic Seaport.  Participants will learn about the important history of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and its impact on the modern day.

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Harlem Opera Theater in partnership with the Connecticut Lyric Opera presents:

AMISTAD

An opera composed by Anthony Davis, Pulizer Prize winner, showcasing the 1839 Amistad Uprising.

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Children will learn about the story of the Amistad Rebellion through Margru, a child aboard the schooner Amistad during the 1839 Rebellion and her subsequent fight for freedom in Connecticut.

Registrations open at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, May 27.

Date: Tuesday, June 24

Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Place: Stratford Library, Lovell Room

Ages 9+

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Tuesday, June 17 at 5:30 pm

At the Darien Library, Heron Room

In honor of Juneteenth, TOUR of St. Luke’s Parish and the Darien Library are offering a special screening of the film Amistad, followed by a discussion led by Chris Menapace, Director of Education at Discovering Amistad.

The event is free, but you must register HERE. 

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Students from Ledyard High School will be visiting the Amistad at Mystic Seaport and learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the role of celestial navigation in the story.

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Students from Henry Abbott High School in Danbury will be visiting the Amistad at Mystic Seaport and learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the role of celestial navigation in the story.

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Discovering Amistad will be giving a lecture at the Community Center in East Lyme about the 1839 Amistad Rebellion and its importance to Connecticut and US history.

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Discovering Amistad will be assisting with the education of docents from the Thames River Heritage Park.  Docents will learn about the important events of the Amistad Rebellion and the local connection to the story, including key abolitionist figures from the city of New London.

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Discovering Amistad, in collaboration with the Amistad Center, will be hosting the first part of our joint program. Students will explore the Amistad story through art and discover how it can serve as a powerful tool for social activism.

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In honor of Black History Month, DISCOVERING AMISTAD presents

A FREEDOM FORUM on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025
ZOOM Webinar at 5:00 PM / A Free Program

More than 185 years ago, Dr. Samuel Pieh’s great, great grandfather led the powerful Amistad Uprising and its landmark legal battle which changed the course of history.  It is a story that elevates courage, resilience, collaboration, and the determination to obtain human rights for all.

Dr. Samuel Pieh will share the fascinating impact of his great, great grandfather's heroic efforts through the lens of a proud descendent.

The interview will be facilitated by Troy Brown, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion State of Connecticut Judicial Branch.

Reservations and more information here > >

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Discovering Amistad and Mystic Seaport will be teaching visitors at the Bloomfield Public Library about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the importance place celestial navigation played in the Mende Africans coming to Connecticut.

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High school students at the Williams School in New London will receive in class programming about the Amistad Rebellion and its impact on the world.

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