• Emancipation and Freedom: People of African Descent and the American Revolution

    Virtual

    The historical importance of the American War of Independence for Black Americans is unquestionable. The number of Black men who served in the military during this war is between 5,000 and 10,000. But how do we remember and memorialize Black Patriots and history makers from that era? What lenses do we look through to see […]

    Free – $10
  • Iconoclasm in Wilton: The Revolutionary-era Statue of King George III

    Wilton Historical Society 224 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT

    Join the Wilton Historical Society on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. for a presentation by University of Delaware professor Wendy Bellion that will explore the 1776 tearing down of the King George statue and Wilton’s direct role in the historic events that followed. On the night of July 9, 1776, a crowd emboldened by a […]

    Free – $10