To attend this online event, click here after 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, and enter the following information when prompted:
Meeting ID: 869 2618 7038
Passcode: 396743
This presentation is an illustrated introduction to the local area’s African American history and sheds new light on these communities’ histories as as a whole. Join us to learn the stories of “Aunt Sally” Carman (pictured at left), Booker T. Washington, and other Black patriots, preachers, teachers, and families who made their homes here from the 1650s to the 1950s. We will explore their continuing legacies across our community, Long Island, and beyond.
The lecture will be approximately 40 minutes, followed by 20 minutes of Q&A.
A graduate of Northport High School, Ceylan Swenson is an independent historian and museum professional who is passionate about preserving and expanding our knowledge of Northport and East Northport local history. After completing her senior thesis at Oxford University and receiving her BA in history from Sarah Lawrence College, she was a researcher and educator at the Northport Historical Society and Museum (NHSM), where she created the original NHSM Black History Walking Tour and contributed to the exhibition “Immigrants of Northport and East Northport.”