“I think that this is great for us in town," said resident John Horan, who lead a group that convinced the town to co-name the street. "Naming this Elizabeth Freeman Way is about commemorating this trial and her courage in seeking freedom. This is also about remembering that slavery was very much a part of the Berkshires and Massachusetts."
A panel will likely announce its choice of a sculpture of W.E.B. Du Bois next week. It s just the beginning of more work in the Berkshires that embodies the values
The award will support the completion of the building’s remaining structural work and architectural and exhibition design plans for the new center, as well as other efforts.
Chad Williams, a professor of History and African American Studies at Brandies University, will center his talk around his forthcoming book, “The Wounded World: W.E.B. Du Bois and the First
LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library will continue its Distinguished Lecture Series on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., when historian Kendra T. Field will talk about the establishment of the.