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.
Time & Location
Apr 16, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hopewell Theatre or Zoom, 5 S Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ 08525, USA
About the speaker:
Kate Jackson is a life-long Hopewell Borough resident, who interned with the Hopewell Valley Historical Society this past summer. In her final year of undergraduate studies at Rutgers University, Kate continued researching Black history in Hopewell by making it the subject of her senior capstone project. Through her work with the Rutgers Scarlet and Black Research Center, Kate has explored newspaper advertisements detailing freedom seeking events of enslaved folks in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She maintains engagement in the Hopewell community by volunteering for the Chubby’s Project
This Program is FREE and open to the public.
Attend in person at the Hopewell Theatre, 5 S Greenwood Ave, Hopewell, NJ – no registration required.
Or join online via Zoom. Register by clicking the RSVP button at the top of the page to get an email with the Zoom login information.
Co-sponsored by:
The Hopewell Valley Historical Society; The Hopewell Museum; The Hopewell Public Library;Sourland Stoutsburg African American Museum
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