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Discovering Amistad’s Black History Month Event
CT Live! | NBC Connecticut
February 15, 2024
New Haven Is the Cultural Hotspot You Didn't Know You Needed (Yes, in Connecticut!)
Cosmopolitan Magazine
January 23, 2024
Amistad anchors in Norwalk ahead of Oyster Fest to teach about enslaved Africans' fight for freedom
Times Union (Norwalk, Conn.)
September 6, 2023
Historic Amistad arrives at Norwalk's Veteran’s Memorial Park and Marina for public tours
News 12 Connecticut
September 6, 2023
Juneteenth Celebrations Recalled the Full Scope of History
The Vineyard Gazette (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.)
June 18, 2023
Video: ICYMI: An inside look of La Amistad
MV Times (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.)
June 16, 2023
Amistad Arrival to Set Tone for Juneteenth
The Vineyard Gazette (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.)
June 8, 2023
Amistad - the story with a ship - welcomed in Norwich as part of 2023 Voyage for Freedom
The Bulletin (Norwich, Conn.)
April 25, 2023
Amistad to Lead Vineyard's Juneteenth Celebration
The Vineyard Gazette (Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.)
March 9, 2023
Discovering Amistad – A Two Part Cultural Event
Ridgefield Playhouse on YouTube
March 7, 2023
Bill Pinkney: First And Foremost, A Sailor
Boat US Magazine
February 2023
Photogrphy: Caryn B. Davis
United States v. The Amistad
SAIL Magazine
January / February 2023
City gives local arts organizations almost $200,000 in grants
Yale Daily News (New Haven, Conn.)
January 26, 2023
New NHS Class Expanding History Using Local Reference Points
The Newtown Bee (Newtown, Conn.)
January 10, 2023
Source: The Wesleyan Connection
Wesleyan Joins Middletown To Recognize Amistad Journey to Freedom Day
The Wesleyan Connection (Middletown, Conn.)
October 20, 2022
Middletown students to spend week studying Middle Passage, Amistad revolt as ship docks at Harbor Park
The Middletown Press (Middletown, Conn.)
October 3, 2022
The Tallship Amistad Is Coming to Greenport for Maritime Festival
Discovering Amistad Press Release
September 2, 2022
Source: The Day
Juneteenth Celebration Held in Mystic
The Day (New London, Conn.)
June 19, 2022
Governor signs Juneteenth bill in front of Amistad replica in New London
The Day (New London, Conn.)
June 10, 2022
Source: Caryn B. Davis Photography
Juneteenth on the Water
SAIL Magazine (Salem, Mass.)
June 6, 2022
Source: Stamford Advocate
Slave ship Amistad helps Stamford middle schoolers examine racism, resistance, history
Stamford Advocate (Stamford, Conn.)
May 9, 2022
The Amistad - Open for Free Tours in Stamford Harbor
Discovering Amistad Press Release
May 5, 2022
Source: NBC Connecticut
Discovering Amistad Finds Success During the Pandemic
Project Innovation – NBC Connecticut (Hartford, Conn.)
March 17, 2022
Source: The Westerly Sun
Mystic Seaport Museum to mark Black History Month with new series
The Westerly Sun (Westerly, R.I.)
February 3, 2022
Source: Comcast Newsmakers
Amistad Floating Classroom and Social Justice
Comcast Newsmakers with Eric Clemons
November 1, 2021
Eastern students teach of The Amistad’s journey to freedom
Eastern Newsroom (Eastern Connecticut State University)
September 21, 2021
The Amistad Comes Home
New Haven Independent
October 11, 2021
Relation Ship
Daily Nutmeg (New Haven, Conn.)
October 8, 2021
Superintendent Torres-Rodriguez Joins Partners at Welcoming Ceremony for The Amistad in Hartford
Hartford Public Schools (Hartford, Conn.)
September 10, 2021
Schooner Amistad, ‘beacon of hope,' to visit Middletown next month
CT Insider
September 8, 2021
Welcoming Ceremony for The Tall Ship Amistad’s arrival in Hartford
Discovering Amistad Press Release
September 8, 2021
Source: NBC Connecticut
Amistad Preparing to Sail
NBC Connecticut (Hartford, Conn.)
August 30, 2021
Amistad ship to dock in Hartford for month of community learning events
Hartford Courant (Hartford, Conn.)
August 18, 2021
Amistad Tall Ship Comes to Hartford!
Discovering Amistad Press Release
August 2021
Discovering Amistad awarded $35,000 “Project Innovation” grant by NBC/Telemundo
NBC/Telemundo Press Release
May 2021
Discovering Amistad Appoints Paula Mann-Agnew as Executive Director
Discovering Amistad Press Release
Spring 2021
Caryn B. Davis Photography
Opportunity Knocks for Amistad
Marlinspike Magazine
Summer 2021
‘A day to pause’: Seaport hosts Juneteenth celebration
The Day (New London, Conn.)
June 19, 2021
A Look at the Amistad
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, Conn.)
February 10, 2021
Northeast Historic Sites That Celebrate Black Culture
Your AAA Daily – Northeast
February 1, 2021
Time to ‘become intolerant of the intolerance’
The Day (New London, Conn.)
January 21, 2021
Editorial by Len Miller, Discovering Amistad Board Chair
Source: The Day
Freedom Forum kicks off race conversation at Mystic Seaport
The Day (New London, Conn.)
August 21, 2020
Source: New Haven Independent
Amistad Schooner Raises BLM Flag
New Haven Independent
July 10, 2020
Source: The Day
Seaport, Discovering Amistad to collaborate on programs to combat racism
The Day (New London, Conn.)
June 9, 2020
Source: Mystic seaport museum
Museum Partners With Discovering Amistad on Anti-Racism, Diversity Programming
Mystic Seaport News
June 9, 2020
SOURCE: Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Podcast: Discovering the Impact of the Amistad
Fairfield County Thrives (Fairfield County)
February 19, 2020
Source: The Day
Newman’s Own gives $225,000 grant to Discovering Amistad
The Day (New London, Conn.)
November 15, 2019
Source: News 12
Slave ship replica La Amistad docks in Yonkers
News 12 Westchester (Westchester County, New York)
September 9, 2019
Source: Newsday
Sailing on Long Island Sound as a tribute to the Amistad slave revolt
Newsday (Long Island, New York)
September 2, 2019
Source: NH Independent
The Amistad Sails Again
New Haven Independent (New Haven, Conn.)
July 3, 2019
Source: CT Post
Aboard the Amistad replica, students connect history to experience
CT Post (Bridgeport, Conn.)
October 2, 2018
A power boat passes the fog-shrouded schooner Amistad off Groton Long Point
The Day ( New London, Conn.)
July 16, 2018.
Source: New Haven Register
Top 50: New Haven’s Amistad — a past for the future
New Haven Register
July 1, 2019
Video & Article: With Amistad, race is on the curriculum
The Day (New London, Conn.)
May 31, 2018
Amistad sails from New London with students in summer program
The Day ( New London, Conn.)
August 9, 2017
Source: The Hour
In Photos:
Aboard the Amistad moored off Sheffield Island
The Hour (Norwalk, Conn.)
July 26, 2017
Source: CT Post
Amistad a floating classroom for teens
CT Post (Bridgeport, Conn.)
July 23, 2017
Amistad afloat again
The Day (New London, Conn.)
August 29, 2016
Amistad sails into New London
News 8: WTHN.com (New Haven, Conn.)
August 29, 2016
Amistad sets sail again
The Day (New London, Conn.)
August 29, 2016
With repairs complete, Amistad to sail again
The Day (New London, Conn.)
August 13, 2016
Engines removed from Amistad in Mystic
The Day (New London, Conn.)
January 29, 2016
Amistad's new course
The Day (New London, Conn.)
January 27, 2016
Discovering Amistad charts new course for schooner
The Day (New London, Conn.)
December 31, 2015
Amistad gets a cleaning
The Day (New London, Conn.)
December 8, 2015
De-rigging the Amistad
The Day (New London, Conn.)
November 11, 2015
