Africa – Beginning
In one of the most tragic events in human history, Africa and its coasts were heavily invaded by individuals from all across the world. Ships were filled with Africans of many different tribes and eventually sold as slaves.
The Ruby & Calvin Fletcher
African American
HISTORY MUSEUM
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History. Culture. Art.
Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum in Stratford, Connecticut.
Scroll Down For A Small Sample Of The African American History You’ll Find When You Visit Our Museum.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is believed to have forcibly displaced some 12.5 million between the 17th and 19th Centuries.
Plantation Life
Life on a Plantation was grueling and oppressive. African men, women, and children worked the fields from dawn to dusk under orders and supervision of White overseers.
The Greensboro Four
On February 1, 1960 four black students sat down at the segregated lunch counter at F.W. Woolworth Co. in Greensboro North Carolina.
