Join us for the second in a series of interactive “Encounters” dialogues exploring three critical documents of American identity and their role in our lives today: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. This program aims to foster meaningful and informed discussion around the values that form the basis of our […]
Today’s headlines are filled with arguments over restrictions on the right to vote and attempts to expand it. Miles Rapoport, formerly CT's Secretary of State and E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, advocate for making a commitment to a ‘100% Democracy’, an election process where every citizen has the right to vote […]
The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses in Bridgeport serve a critical role in the history of Bridgeport and of the Black community in Connecticut. Their homes became the center of Little Liberia – a neighborhood of free people of color that included a luxurious seaside resort hotel for wealthy Blacks, Bridgeport’s first free lending library, […]