

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Stories of Connecticut's Black Patriots
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: John Mills and Chris Barlow will share their research into stories of Black Patriots from Connecticut! 
 
We’ll hear from John Mills, president of the Alex Breanne Corporation and author of his newly released book, The Narrative of Primus, A Lineage Woven into American History. The book uncovers the remarkable, nearly forgotten story of a ten-year-old boy taken from his mother's bedside in West Africa and forced aboard a slave ship bound for America. That boy, Primus, survived the Middle Passage, endured decades of enslavement in colonial Connecticut, raised a family, and-through faith, resilience, and grace, laid a foundation that would ripple across generations.
 
The book traces the lives of Primus's descendants from the Revolutionary War, where his son Job fought for American independence while enslaved, through the Civil War, where his 2nd great grandson Sgt. Daniel Stanley Lathrop served with the 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry Regiment, and into the 20th century where the lineage continued to serve in both World Wars and National Guard militias. The book will be released on April 21 and can be pre-ordered now from Amazon.

We’ll also view a short film called The 29th Connecticut Regiment and the Fight for Freedom. This original documentary, which won Best Connecticut Film at the 2023 Mystic Film Festival, tells the story of the brave African-American men who enlisted in Connecticut’s 29th Colored Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and fought for the freedom of their people.
 
The film tells their remarkable story of sacrifice and heroism on battlefields in South Carolina and Virginia. Near the end of the war, the 29th Connecticut was sent to Brownsville, Texas where they were part of the federal force that occupied that town and brought news of the emancipation of the enslaved – celebrated today as Juneteenth.

Chris Barlow of the Berlin Equity Action Team, who created the film with Wide Awake Films, will discuss the making of the film and answer questions.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hebron/stories-of-connecticuts-black-patriots/200029815123256
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, festivals, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 22

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029815123256?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hebron-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hebron
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Russell Mercier Senior Center
- **lat**: 41.6565424935
- **long**: -72.367968898
- **full address**: Russell Mercier Senior Center, AmpUp, 12 Stonecroft Dr, Hebron, CT 06248, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Coalition on Diversity & Equity - Code (https://allevents.in/org/coalition-on-diversity-and-equity-code/23426610)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Russell Mercier Senior Center, AmpUp, 12 Stonecroft Dr, Hebron, CT 06248, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Coalition on Diversity & Equity - Code
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, festivals, art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Stories of Connecticut's Black Patriots ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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