Agrippa Hull Honored in Virginia
“[Agrippa Hull’s] demeanor, courage, and diplomacy are still relevant and needed today as we strive to eliminate disparities, division, and discrimination,” said descendant Peter Gunn in remarks at the celebration.
Berkshire Black Oral History Collaborative Forms
Clinton Church Restoration Project, the Berkshire County chapter of the NAACP, and the Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center at Berkshire Community College, have teamed up to form an oral history collaborative that will collect and preserve the stories of African Americans in the Berkshires.
NPS awards $495,322 grant for Clinton Church restoration
The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area (Housatonic Heritage) has received a $495,322 grant from the National Park Service for continued restoration work on the historic Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church.