Lunch and Learn: The ‘Great Temperance Times’ in Nineteenth-Century Black Connecticut

Free virtual Presentation!

This virtual talk by Mackenzie Tor, a New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, will highlight the often-overlooked story of Black temperance activism in 19th-century Connecticut by following the state’s African American reformers as they navigated the era of slavery and freedom. In the process, it reveals how they used temperance as a strategy for civic inclusion. Through their words and organizing efforts, from newspaper columns to church halls, abstaining from the bottle became a radical tool for political belonging in the hands of Connecticut’s Black communities.

Mackenzie will include research findings from her recent visit to the Connecticut Museum’s Waterman Research Center.

This virtual event is free and open to the public. Get tickets to receive the Zoom link!

Questions? Contact Jen Busa, Public Programs Coordinator at jbusa@connecticutmuseum.org.