Date: Saturday, August 15, 2020 (via Zoom)
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 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?
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Events
Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #2
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020 (via Zoom)
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 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?
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Jupiter Hammon Project: Roundtable #3
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020 (via Zoom)
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 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?
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Jupiter Hammon Literary Landmark Celebration
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.
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.
31st Annual Long Island Apple Festival
CANCELED
With the best interest of visitors at heart and an abundance of caution, the Apple Festival is canceled this year. We wish you and your family health and we look forward to more community events in the future!