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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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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8th grade students from Interdistrict School for Arts and Communication (ISAAC) in New London will be taking a field trip to Mystic Seaport to visit the Amistad Freedom Schooner and learn about the Rebellion of 1839 and the importance place celestial navigation played in the Mende Africans coming to Connecticut.
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An opera composed by Anthony Davis, Pulizer Prize winner, showcasing the 1839 Amistad Uprising.
Save the dates . . . details to come.
May 16 – Shubert Performing Arts Center, New Haven
May 17 – Bushnell Performing Arts Center, Hartford
May 23 – Garde Performing Arts Center, New London
May 31 – Church of the Intercession, New York City (Tentative)
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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Free open houses (with purchase of a ticket to Mystic Seaport) of the Amistad ship. Staff will be at the ship to discuss the Amistad Rebellion and its impact on Connecticut history.
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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.
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Come by and learn from our Discovering Amistad's education team about how the ship was built, the story of the Amistad Rebellion, and how we use the vessel today.
Open House Tours – August 23 through 28
Click here for tour dates and times
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Come by and learn from our Discovering Amistad's education team about how the ship was built, the story of the Amistad Rebellion, and how we use the vessel today. The vessel will dock at the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s riverfront marina, where it will be open for public tours, from August 3 through 7, 2024.
Don't miss the opportunity to see this amazing sailing ship!
Saturday - Tuesday, Aug. 3 - 6 – Tours: 10:00 am to 5:30 pm
Wednesday, Aug. 7 – Tours: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
More information and ticket sales here >>
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Come by and learn from our Discovering Amistad's education team about how the ship was built, the story of the Amistad Rebellion, and how we use the vessel today.
More Details to come.
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Discovering Amistad will be offering free open houses of the ship while we are docked in New Haven.
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Discovering Amistad will be offering free open houses of the ship while we are docked in New London.
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The Amistad will be available for public visitation, with multiple staff members to meet with guests and discuss the importance of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839.
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Free Admission for Attendees after 2:30 p.m.
Mystic Seaport Museum and Discovering Amistad are collaborating for the fifth year to bring a Juneteenth recognition event to the grounds of the Museum on June 19.
The Amistad will be on display at the Museum. This special program is designed to honor African American culture, to increase awareness and to highlight the roles that we all can play to dismantle racism.
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The Amistad will be available for public visitation, with multiple staff members to meet with guests and discuss the importance of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839.
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Discovering Amistad is offering tours of the Amistad ship. Come by and learn from our education team about how the ship was built, the story of the Amistad Rebellion, and how we use the vessel today.
Open House tours from Noon to 4:00 p.m. on
Saturday, May 11 & Sunday, May 12
The Amistad is in Stamford through May 31
Event is weather dependent.
Beecher 4th grade students will visit the Amistad while it is docked in New Haven on April 29th to learn about the Rebellion and its important impact on world history.
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GALA is a 30-hour gender specific leadership program that is designed to explore and expand leadership development in girls.
Weʼre calling on BIPOC HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS in the Stamford community!
Weʼre offering you interactive and inspiring social justice, community activism and leadership training.
April 27 and May 4 | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Adult Education Building
(Stamford Old Town Hall)
175 Atlantic Street, Stamford CT
Breakfast and Lunch included
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Norwich 8th grade students will visit the Amistad while it is docked at Mystic Seaport Museum in April to learn about the Rebellion and its important impact on world history.
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CREC 6th grade students will visit the Amistad while it is docked at Mystic Seaport Museum in April to learn about the Rebellion and its important impact on world history.
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ACT-YV is a Statewide program specially designed for high school students with an interest in social justice, arts and/or community involvement.
Lunch Provided
Canal Boat House
475 Long Wharf Drive
New Haven CT
April 15-19 –11am to 2pm
April 24 – 3 to 5pm
May 1 – 3 to 5pm
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Norwich Tech students will visit the Amistad while it is docked at Mystic Seaport Museum in April to learn about the Rebellion and its important impact on world history.
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ACT-YV is a Statewide program specially designed for high school students with an interest in social justice, arts and/or community involvement.
Lunch Provided
Connecticut’s Old State House
800 Main Street, Hartford, Conn.
Saturday, April 13 – Bus trip to tour the Amistad ship (9-5 pm)
Saturday, April 20 – All day interactive workshop (9-5 pm)
Saturday, April 27 – All day workshop including filming for video (9-5 pm)
Thursday, May 16 – Youth Symposium and Art Showcase Event (4-6 pm)
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The Amistad will be available for public visitation, with multiple staff members to meet with guests and discuss the importance of the Amistad Rebellion of 1839.
Tour is free with the cost of admission to Mystic Seaport Museum.
Event is weather dependent.
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5th and 6th grade students will visit the Amistad while it is docked at Mystic Seaport on April 1st to learn about the Rebellion and its important impact on world history.
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Students at St. Theresa's School of Trumbull will learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and its impact on the modern day.
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Friday, March 22, 2024
12 to 1:00 p.m.
ZOOM Webinar
Discovering Amistad's Director of Education, Chris Menapace, will be presenting an informational webinar diving into the important history of slavery and the slave trade in Connecticut. The webinar will explore the long history and important role that Connecticut played in the institution of slavery, and how the strong resistance by enslaved people in the Nutmeg state mirrored the resistance of the Mende Africans who fought for their Freedom aboard the Amistad schooner and in Connecticut and federal courts.
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Students at ISAAC school will join us at Mystic Seaport to learn about the Amistad Rebellion of 1839 and the importance of celestial navigation in the African's story.
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In honor of Black History Month, Discovering Amistad in collaboration with Connecticut’s Old State House and Connecticut Freedom Trail presents an invigorating moderated roundtable discussion.
The event will be moderated by Tammy Denease, Outreach Director for the Connecticut Freedom Trail. Three phenomenal Scholars will share fascinating history and their remarkable work to reclaim and highlight Black Narratives from Black Descendants.
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