

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: How the North End of Hartford Became an African American Community
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us at the Museum for a FREE presentation with Professor Fiona Vernal, who will explore how and when Hartford's North End became a Black community. What kind of stories did the community tell about themselves? And why does it matter for how we think about Hartford today?

A companion program to to the Making History, Making Change Lecture Series, organized by Smithsonian Affiliations. 

About the Speaker:
Fiona Vernal is Associate Director of the Africana Studies Institute (ASI), Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at the University of Connecticut and the Director of Engaged, Public, Oral, and Community Histories (EPOCH), at UConn. EPOCH is a public-facing initiative aimed at integrating research, teaching, and scholarship in broader public policy interventions and capacity-building for community organizations. 

She is currently working on a book and digital humanities project, "Hartford Bound" that integrates oral histories, archival research, and GIS methodologies to offer new visual and spatial histories of race, ethnic belonging, migration, and community succession in Hartford, Connecticut.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartford/how-the-north-end-of-hartford-became-an-african-american-community/200029856590412
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 23

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.connecticutmuseum.org/event/how-the-north-end-of-hartford/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hartford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hartford
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06105
- **lat**: 41.77311
- **long**: -72.70532
- **full address**: 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06105

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Connecticut Museum of Culture and History (https://allevents.in/org/connecticut-museum-of-culture-and-history/23473721)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06105
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about How the North End of Hartford Became an African American Community ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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