After a two-year hiatus, Preservation Long Island’s Sag Harbor Custom House is open for guided tours every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
Tag: Jupiter Hammon
Custom House
Joseph Lloyd Manor
Summer Guided Tour Dates!
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Join us for special guided tours of one of Preservation Long Island’s historic houses focusing on the site’s history of enslavement and the on-going work of the Jupiter Hammon Project.
Jupiter Hammon Project Resources
As part of the Jupiter Hammon Project, Preservation Long Island created a digital resources site for the public to learn more about the legacy of enslavement on Long Island and the life of Jupiter Hammon. Explore interactive websites, read Hammon’s original poems, access historic documents, and much more!
Public Premiere! Jupiter Hammon’s An Essay on Slavery Interpreted by Malik Work
February 9, 2022
Join us for the first public screening of theater artist Malik Work’s short film followed by a discussion with the artist and his collaborators on the project. The event will be moderated by Douglas Jones, Associate Professor of English and Theater Studies at Duke University.
Virtual Exhibition:
Facing Slavery: Reframing the Lloyd Family Portraits
Explore the interwoven stories of the Lloyd family, the family of Jupiter Hammon, and chattel slavery in what would become the United States.
Works of Poet Jupiter Hammon Featured at Grolier Club
View lecture online! We recently spent an evening at the Grolier Club sharing Jupiter Hammon’s story. Professor Douglas A. Jones, Jr., and our curator, Lauren Brincat, explored the context of Jupiter’s life and writings and reflected on the challenges that modern-day readers have when interpreting his words.