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Black Founders & the War at Sea with Author Eric Jay Dolin
Author Eric Jay Dolin joined the Museum to discuss his book, Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution, and the maritime world of James Forten.
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Black Founders Women & the Archives with Lela Sewell-Williams & Rebecca Shipman
Lela Sewell-Williams and Rebecca Shipman of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University joined the Museum to reflect on preserving the legacies of African American women in the archives
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Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month and explore the stories of unsung Revolutionaries with the Museum this February.
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Patriots of Color Archive: Black and Indigenous Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
The Museum's new archive features nearly 200 rare documents bearing the names of Black and Native American soldiers who served during the Revolutionary War.
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WATCH: Read the Revolution with Jessica Millward
Watch the Museum's archived video of Jessica Millward's January 2021 virtual discussion on her book, Finding Charity's Folk: Enslaved and Free Black Women in Maryland.
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The Music of Francis Johnson: A Soundtrack to Antebellum Black Philadelphia
Learn more about and listen to music written by Black composer and musician Francis Johnson, whose music was popular in the Revolutionary and Antebellum eras.
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Museum Exhibits
Learn more about the Museum's current, upcoming, and past core and special exhibitions, including our upcoming special exhibit, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.
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Triumphant Lives: The Forten Legacy Fosters Scholarship and Historical Insight
Dr. Janice L. Sumler-Edmond recounts the past 50 years of academic scholarship on James Forten and his descendants that helped lead to the Museum's Black Founders special exhibition.
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Discovering Black Voters in Early New Jersey with Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills
In February 2021, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum founders Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills joined the Museum for a virtual discussion about early Black voters in New Jersey, including Ephraim Hagerman and Thomas Blue, and their legacies today in Montgomery Township.
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From James Forten to Force 10, the Craft of Traditional Sailmaking Continues Today
Nahja Chimenti and Sean Bunting of Force 10 Sailmaking and Rigging reflect on their work, compare their workshop to the recreated sail loft that was in our Black Founders exhibit, and look at how James Forten's Revolutionary-era sailmaking work is similar to their own.
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