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History & Hops: Black History in Connecticut

$10 per Person Join The MATT at Brass Works Brewing Co. for a special afternoon learning about Black History in Connecticut. Highlights include Harlem Renaissance writer, Ann Petry, who preserved artifacts chronicling the black community of Saybrook; photographer Augustus Washington, who abandoned a successful Hartford photography business to build a new nation in Africa; and artifacts documenting the Civil Rights movement in our state. Presented by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. Address: 2066 Thomaston Ave, Waterbury, CT 06704…

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February 17, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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$10 per Person
Join The MATT at Brass Works Brewing Co. for a special afternoon learning about Black History in Connecticut. Highlights include Harlem Renaissance writer, Ann Petry, who preserved artifacts chronicling the black community of Saybrook; photographer Augustus Washington, who abandoned a successful Hartford photography business to build a new nation in Africa; and artifacts documenting the Civil Rights movement in our state. Presented by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History.
Address: 2066 Thomaston Ave, Waterbury, CT 06704
Support for this program provided by the George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation.
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