Local Firm Returns to a Project They Know Well
The W. E. B. Du Bois Center for Freedom Center (formerly Clinton Church Restoration) has announced that it has hired Clark and Green Architects to complete the architectural and engineering plans for the African American cultural heritage center it is developing in downtown Great Barrington.
Elizabeth Freeman and the Telling of Black Stories
On Friday, August 19 at 4 p.m., the W. E. B. Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy (formerly Clinton Church Restoration) will present a roundtable discussion on the life and legacy of Elizabeth Freeman, the first enslaved African American to successfully sue for her freedom in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Clinton Church Restoration Names New Cultural Heritage Center
Clinton Church Restoration is pleased to formally announce that the African American cultural heritage center it is has been developing since 2016 has been named the W. E. B. Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy.
New Funding Announced for Restoration and Programming
Clinton Church Restoration has been awarded a $117,000 capital grant from MassDevelopment and the Mass Cultural Council, one of six grants the project has received in as many months.
A Legacy of Faith and Activism: Celebrating Rev. Esther Dozier
The late Rev. Esther Dozier, who initiated Great Barrington’s annual W. E. B. Du Bois birthday celebrations more than 20 years ago, will be honored on what would have been her 80th birthday,
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.