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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Amistad staff will visit students at Greenwich Country Day School and teach them about the important history of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839.

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Amistad staff will visit students in the Black and Latinx history course at Newtown High School and teach them about the important history of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839.

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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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Panel Discussion * Bomba Music * Light Refreshments

Join us on Sunday, September 15th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Learn about and celebrate Captain Pinkney's trailblazing accomplishments in advancing Maritime Cultural Heritage. As the first captain of Freedom Schooner Amistad, he "charted the course" for the ship's purpose as a floating classroom to advance racial and social justice.

To Learn More and Register >>

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