Black Heritage
January 4, 2022

The contributions of Exeter’s Black population have often been overlooked when examining the history of our town. In this program, historical society curator Barbara Rimkunas discusses the challenges faced by the Black community through the stories of several notable families and will examine some of the reasons the population declined in the late 19th century.

African-American Soldiers & Sailors of New Hampshire During the American Revolution
October 6, 2020

Author Glenn Knoblock examines the history of African-American soldiers’ service during the War for Independence. This program was generously sponsored by the NH Humanities.

Never Caught Book Talk
May 1, 2017

In a book talk, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, author of "NEVER CAUGHT: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge", shares the history of Ona Judge and the Washingtons’ pursuit of her from Philadelphia, PA, to Portsmouth, NH.

In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America
May 3, 2022

In this illustrated program, Northeastern University Professor Kabria Baumgartner discusses her book, In Pursuit of Knowledge, in which she explores the history of school desegregation in the 19th century Northeast by focusing on the educational experiences of African American girls and women.

This recording will be removed in early August 2022.

I Can’t Die But Once
May 2, 2017

Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti's characterization of Harriet Tubman is a lucid, well-researched biography about the remarkable life of an enduring warrior. As Harriet Tubman, she weaves a tale of truth, pain, courage and determination in the quagmire of racial exploitation. This program was sponsored, in part, by the New Hampshire Humanities.