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A Collaborative Effort To Retrace the Steps of the Amistad Story Involves Local Women

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Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

Brenda Simmons, Founder and President of the Southampton African American Museum, and Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Executive Director of the Eastville Community Historical Society, recently traveled to Connecticut as part of a collaborative efforts with fellow stewards of the Amistad legacy.

authorCailin Riley on Nov 2, 2025
The story of the Amistad entered broad public consciousness in the late 1990s, thanks in large part to the release of Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning movie. The 1997 film depicted... more

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