Connecticut Freedom Trail

08/21/2025

Connecticut’s Old State House is pleased to present Kevin Johnson as Jordan Freeman for a special Conversations at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail. Join us on Tuesday, August 26, at 12 pm and uncover the story of Jordan Freeman, an African American servant from Old Lyme, CT, who served adventurer John Ledyard and Col. William Ledyard during the Revolutionary War. This first-person portrayal will be streamed live on the CT Freedom Trail Facebook and YouTube pages.

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07/14/2025

Don’t miss this conversation with Tamara K. Lanier, author of "From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy," focused on the repatriation of artifacts, archives, race, and justice on July 22 at noon.

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A plaintiff in the lawsuit Lanier v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, Tamara documents her fight with Harvard over images of her enslaved ancestors Renty and Delia taken in 1850. These photographs, known as daguerreotypes, were commissioned by Harvard scientist, Louis Agassiz, known for supporting racist theories of polygenesis. The images, among a collection at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, are considered the first-ever photos of enslaved people from Africa.

07/11/2025

What is the role of preservation when it comes to telling America’s whole history? Hear from Brent Leggs, a national leader in the U.S. preservation movement, as he discusses his passion for elevating the significance of black culture in American history. This event is FREE and open to the public.

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Mr. Leggs is the Executive Director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and Senior Vice President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He was the 2018 recipient of the Robert G. Stanton National Preservation Award and a former Harvard University Loeb Fellow. He co-authored “Preserving African American Historic Places,” which the Smithsonian Institution called the “seminal publication on preserving African American historic sites.”

07/10/2025

Don’t miss this conversation with Tamara K. Lanier, author of "From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy," focused on the repatriation of artifacts, archives, race, and justice on July 22 at noon. RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/zVPP4urbbWZg9QXx5

Watch LIVE on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CTOldStateHouse
or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/

A plaintiff in the lawsuit Lanier v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, Tamara documents her fight with Harvard over images of her enslaved ancestors Renty and Delia taken in 1850. These photographs, known as daguerreotypes, were commissioned by Harvard scientist, Louis Agassiz, known for supporting racist theories of polygenesis. The images, among a collection at Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, are considered the first-ever photos of enslaved people from Africa.

05/09/2025

Connecticut's Old State House is celebrating its 229th birthday! Join us on Saturday, May 17th, from 12-4 pm for live music and cake from Brown Butter bakery. Enjoy a spring market featuring Connecticut-made vendors and crafters. Bring a friend, a date, or the entire family. Admission is free. To RSVP, click here https://bit.ly/CTOSHbirthday2025

This historic site landmark has served as a home to all three branches of CT state government from 1796 to 1878. Some of our state's most important stories of freedom, democracy, and civic action, including the Amistad and Prudence Crandall trials, and the Constitutional Convention of 1818, took place at this national landmark.

09/23/2024

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This past Saturday, the Amistad Committee honored Al Marder, Founder of the Connecticut Freedom Trail.

    Learn. Gather. Remember. Strengthen. THE AMISTAD COMMITTEE, INC. What’s New: AMISTAD AT LARGE Alfred Marder: A Compass for Peace | Memorial Event Join us live on the International Day of Peace to pay tribute to Alfred Marder (1922 - 2023), an outstanding stalwart, in a memorial event to car...

08/18/2024

08/17/2024

2nd Annual CT Freedom Trail “Gathering of the Sites”! Thank you Thomas and Lynette Fisher for this event! A fun time was had by all!

08/14/2024

Unfortunately, the Conversation at Noon on the Connecticut Freedom Trail program Colored Traveler: A Conversation with Elizabeth Pryor scheduled for Tuesday, August 27 has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for the inconvenience. We hope to announce a new date for the event in the near future. Have a wonderful day!