This year we decided to celebrate the Fourth of July by reading Fredrick Douglass’ speech, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? The event will take place on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at 11 am outside the property of Historic Northampton. People will have the option to attend Read more…
Historic Northampton is pleased to present a screening of two video episodes from Self-Evident Media’s series of educational resources. “One Minute’s Freedom” is about Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman and the abolition of slavery in Massachusetts and “The Truth is Powerful” (premiere) examines two public versions of Sojourner Truth’s most famous speech, “Ain’t Read more…
Four graduating seniors from Hampshire and Hampden Counties have each received a $1,000 scholarship in recognition of their social justice efforts from the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee based in Florence, Massachusetts. Each year, the committee looks to honor graduating seniors who have completed social justice work or projects that align Read more…
Join us on Friday, June 19, at 8pm at the Sojourner Truth statue for a Juneteenth vigil. This social distancing event is a silent vigil honoring the Black American Enslaved Diasporas who were Enslaved 400 years ago. Also, honoring the strength of their descendants who are currently oppressed in modern Read more…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee has decided to postpone our Annual Celebration of Sojourner Truth until a later date. The Committee has also suspended the deadline for our scholarship program. Seniors are encouraged to continue to submit applications as they are able, and we will Read more…
With the David Ruggles Center, we are pleased to announce the following guided community walking tours, which are scheduled for the second Saturday of the month through September. Sunday, July 14, 10 am: Steve Strimer will be leading a tour of the African American Heritage Trail and Underground Railroad starting Read more…
We are pleased to announce that we have received an additional yearlong grant from the Northampton Education Foundation, which will fund curriculum development. After bringing all fifth grade classes in Northampton on walking tours of the African American Heritage Trail this year, we will spend the summer working with fifth Read more…
On Sunday, May 26, we gathered with members of the community to celebrate Sojourner Truth and this year’s high school scholarship recipients: Wesley L. Days, Jr., Jada Ficarra, and Yacine Norris-Fall. During a beautiful afternoon, we enjoyed inspirational music by the Alden Baptist Church Youth Choir of Springfield, a reflective Read more…
Three Hampden and Hampshire County seniors will be awarded the 2019 Sojourner Truth Scholarships for Social Justice at the 17th Annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Celebration on May 26. The recipients are: Wesley L. Days, Jr., Longmeadow High School; Jada Ficarra, SABIS International Charter School; and Yacine Norris-Fall, Amherst-Pelham Regional High Read more…
Sojourner Truth was honored with the Google Doodle on February 1, the first day of Black History Month 2019. The image was created by artist Loveis Wise, who spoke of what this project meant to her: “As a Black woman, illustrating Sojourner Truth was especially personal and meaningful to me. Read more…