Revolution, fiddles, & deep connections to native roots…
Tag Archives: black history
JUDE HALL #3: Jude Hall’s Grandsons in the Civil War!
Drawn in memory of the many generations of Halls who lived in Exeter & served their community & country…
Ona Judge β΅(Portsmouth, 1796)
A young woman dodges the president’s slave-catchers…
Thomas Sims βοΈ (Boston, 1851)
US Law in chains…
Anthony Burns βοΈ (Boston, 1854)
A President sends federal troops into a Northern city to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law…
1779 Petition to End Slavery in NH
WORK IN PROGRESS // Drawn from an 18th century antislavery text…
African Burying Ground Memorial πͺ¦ (Portsmouth, NH)
Drawn onsite, atop 18th century graves & voices…
Caesar Porter: Β Revolutionary War Veteran
“In his youth, he was brought to Litchfield (NH) & held as a slave…”
JUDE HALL #2: 4 Sons of Jude Hall
Some of the many risks & challenges facing “free” black families in 19th century New England…
JUDE HALL #1: Revolutionary War Veteran
“New Hampshire’s best-known black soldier of the American Revolution.” ~ G. Knoblock
“USCT: United States Colored Troops” (1863-1865) π 8p MINI
“In a contest with oppression, the Almighty cannot take sides with oppressors.” ~ Frederick Douglass
Anthony Clark: Revolutionary War Veteran
Fiddler “Tony” Clarke was quite a local celebrity, & lived to the ripe old age of 100+!