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- Oct 10, 2024, 7:00 PMTrinity College's Austin Arts Center, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, USAJimmy and Lorraine: A Musing is a meditation on the American political climate of the late 50's and early 60's through the eyes of two of the most significant artists of the time, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry.
- Oct 11, 2024, 2:00 PMTrinity College's Austin Arts Center, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, USAJimmy and Lorraine: A Musing is a meditation on the American political climate of the late 50's and early 60's through the eyes of two of the most significant artists of the time, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry.
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In the fall of 2022 the Inclusive Museum Project at the Liberal Arts Action Lab asked: Why do 18-28 year olds in the Hartford area choose to visit the museum?
On April 21, 2022, at the Capital Community College Centinel Hill Hall, a Rev. Dr. James W.C. Pennington themed lecture series began with a breakfast, architecture presentation, and morning lecture by Dr. Christopher L. Webber.
In 2021 the HHP received its third NEH grant, this time to launch the Black Heritage Project, aimed at bringing to light the history of the 19th-century Black community centered at Hartford's Talcott Street Congregational Church and school that stood next to the current site of the college.
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at: www.neh.gov.
Hartford Heritage Project
HHP is a place-based education initiative of CT State Capital that incorporates our community into the curriculum. Museums, historical societies, parks, community centers, care facilities, local businesses, government agencies, and other valuable local resources become an extension of our classroom.
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Phone: 860-906-5191
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