Ralph Lauren worked with Island organizations such as The Cottagers, the African American Heritage Trail, and Martha’s Vineyard Museum to portray the Island’s history.
The Steamship Authority’s board of governors may be held to term limits if a state bill passes.
Sailing to Freedom, a new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, tells the story of the Underground Railroad’s lesser known sea routes and their connection to Martha’s Vineyard.
Peggy King Jorde, an expert on African burial grounds, has dedicated her life to ensuring memories of the disenfranchised are kept alive.
An exhibit titled And Still We Rise: Race Culture and Visual Conversations, includes more than 40 quilts and is on display at the Mariposa Museum and World Culture Center in Oak Bluffs.
Many contributors to black history weren’t black. Take the abolitionists, for example.