What happens when research reveals that community “fact” is actually fiction?
Friday, July 10, 2020
2:00 PM EST
Virtual Lecture
Events
Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #1
RESCHEDULED
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020
Time: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Long Island in the Black Atlantic World: Why did Long Island have one of the largest enslaved populations in the North during the 17th and 18th centuries?
Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #2
RESCHEDULED
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020
Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
The Voice of Jupiter Hammon: What do Jupiter Hammon’s writings tell us about him as an educated individual surviving within the structure of enslavement?
Jupiter Hammon Literary Landmark Celebration
RESCHEDULED
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Join us on Jupiter Hammon’s birthday as United for Libraries and Empire State Center for the Book is recognizes the house where the first published African American writer lived and was enslaved as a Literary Landmark.
Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #3
RESCHEDULED
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Confronting Slavery at Joseph Lloyd Manor: How can Preservation Long Island best engage Joseph Lloyd Manor visitors with Jupiter Hammon’s story, the region’s history of enslavement, and segregation on Long Island today?
Preservation Long Island’s Annual Benefit
CANCELED
Given the current public health and safety directives and the uncertainty around when these will be eased, we have decided to cancel our June benefit.