East Hampton Historical Society: Winter Lecture — ‘The Plain Sight Project: Slavery on the East End’, March 8th

———————– WINTER LECTURE SERIES 2024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Friday, March 8 The Plain Sight Project: Slavery on the East End ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donnamarie Barnes and David Rattray, co-directors of the Plain Sight Project, will discuss the history of slavery in Colonial North America, their research on enslaved individuals on Eastern Long Island, and the creation of the Plain Sight Project. Featuring a comprehensive, public list of enslaved persons from the Colonial period to the last recorded enslaved person in East Hampton in 1830, the Plain Sight Project is reconciling with this forgotten history while taking a step to place these people and their stories back into our nation’s founding narrative.  —————————– And join us next month for the final Winter Lecture – Friday, April 12: How the Dominy Shops returned to North Main Street Presented by Bob Hefner, Project Director of the Dominy Shops Museum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All lectures are FREE to attend and start at 7PM St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 18 James Lane, East Hampton   Register here to attend!

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