Exploring Hopewell’s Black History through the Archives
Wed, Apr 16
|Hopewell Theatre or Zoom
Free and open to the public. Come in person to the Hopewell Theatre or register for Zoom by clicking RSVP.
Time & Location
Apr 16, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hopewell Theatre or Zoom, 5 S Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ 08525, USA
Guests
About the event
In this talk, Hopewell Borough native Kate Jackson will present her multi-faceted research on Black history in Hopewell Valley, discussing the various archival sources she has found and analyzed.
Thanks to the work of Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck, Black history in Hopewell Valley has become more visible in recent years. There is still much to be discovered and discussed. By examining census details, trends of migration, employment records, and documented residences of Black families, Kate’s research commits the existence of the Black community to the historical record. Using other archival sources, Kate pieces together a broader sense of the nature of life in Hopewell for this long oppressed community.
Co-sponsored by:
The Hopewell Valley Historical Society; The Hopewell Museum; The Hopewell Public Library;Sourland Stoutsburg African American Museum
Click Show More below to read about Kate!
